Abstract: OVERVIEWThis chapter examines the artistic representations of ageing and old age, concentrating upon literary portrayals. The subject is examined through key topics, including old age as motif and metaphor, changing representations of ageing in post-1970s fiction, creativity and the life course, life writing, gender and ageing, anthologies, theorizing age, and new directions in the literature of ageing.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-03-31
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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