Aging and Identity: A Humanities Perspective

by Sara Munson Deats and Lagretta Lenker

Viewing artistic works through the lens of both contemporary gerontological theory and postmodernist concepts, the contributing scholars examine literary treatments, cinematic depictions, and artistic portraits of aging from Shakespeare to Hemingway, from Horton Foote to Disney, from Rembrandt to Alice Neale, while also comparing the attitudes toward aging in Native American, African American, and Anglo American literature. The examples demonstrate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275964795
• ISBN13: 9780275964795
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"