Open AccessThe Uses of Juvenilia
Author(s) -
Rob Breton
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of juvenilia studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2561-8326
pISSN - 2561-8318
DOI - 10.29173/jjs20
Subject(s) - construct (python library) , literature , image (mathematics) , history , aesthetics , psychology , art , computer science , artificial intelligence , programming language
The paper examines the ways in which juvenilia has been or can be "used" to help construct the image of the mature writer. Examining mostly the childhood writing of the Chartist Ernest Jones, I question the relationship between the early and mature writings, suggesting that determining this relationship should not be part of a campaign to promote an image of the mature man. In other words, the relationship between youthful writing and adult writing needs to be interpreted, not assumed.