Juvenilia (Literary Term)

Juvenilia Definition:

• The collective term for literary works written during an author's youth.
• The term can also be applied to musical & artistic works.

Juvenilia Information:

• The term is commonly used to excuse the faults of an author's writing early in their career.
• Juvenilia implies that literary faults are the product of immaturity or limited life experiences.

History of Juvenilia Term:

• From Latin, literally: youthful things.
• Term was first recorded in George Wither's poetry collection Ivvenilia (1622).

Juvenilia Title Has been Applied To The Following Authors' Early Works:

• Alfred Lord Tennyson
• George Wither
• Jane Austen
• John Dryden

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