Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This short essay, a contribution to the issue's Editor's Column on the theme "Surveying Our Spacious Field," considers what we miss when juvenilia slip past our notice. Drawing on experiences with John Murray’s early travel writings and the challenges of teaching literature to contemporary students, the essay argues that juvenilia studies foster empathy, broaden literary engagement, and make space for students to see their own developing voices reflected in the past. Embracing youthful writing invites a more dynamic, inclusive understanding of literary history.
Source: Journal of Juvenilia Studies
DOI: 10.29173/jjs169
Author: Sarah Walton
Institution: Marshall University
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7154582197
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