Jeu et genre

Le témoignage de Michel Psellos (Philosophica minora II, 19)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4082374
AutoresDasen (0000-0002-2101-3105), Véronique Dasen, Dominic O’meara, Dominic J O’meara
Año2022
Número119
Páginas491-509
Fecha de publicación2022-10-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPallas (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0031-0387 • E-ISSN: 2272-7639
EditorialOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/pallas.25454
OpenAlexW4387198328
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas33

An essay by the Byzantine philosopher Michael Psellos (11th century) describes a boy with an abnormally large head who rejects manly games and plays with dolls representing a couple who are getting married and whose bride becomes pregnant and gives birth. Repositioned in its literary genre, with a new translation, this exceptional writing is commented on in relation to the sources used and the ideas expressed. This unusually precise testimony invites us to question the deeper logic that organizes Psellos’ list beyond the distribution of children's activities according to gender. This article places this playful universe in a longer time frame, by comparing Greek, Roman, and Byzantine views on the passion and symbolic value of children and youth’s activities

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