Runaways in Cervantes.

A chapter of the book "Studies in Honor of Denah Lida" that focuses on the presence of runaways in the works of Spanish poet Cervantes. It explores the reasons why these youths from the seventeenth century have decided to leave their homes due to various reasons including the need to search for adve...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Studies in Honor of Denah Lida pp. 113 - 123
Main Author:	Casa, Frank P.
Format:	Book Chapter
Published:	Digitalia Publishing Corp. 2005
Subjects:	Runaway teenagers Adventure & adventurers Identity (Psychology) in youth Youth psychology Parenting Parent-child relationships 20th century (Literary period)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	A chapter of the book "Studies in Honor of Denah Lida" that focuses on the presence of runaways in the works of Spanish poet Cervantes. It explores the reasons why these youths from the seventeenth century have decided to leave their homes due to various reasons including the need to search for adventure or in search for their own identity. It states that children are considered as possessions that belonged to their family and are to grow up as what society expected from them. Question of parental authority versus children's rights is mentioned.