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| Writing old age | | Author(s) | Julia Johnson |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Policy on Ageing - CPA; Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies (CABS), Open University |
| Publisher | Centre for Policy on Ageing, London, 2004 |
| Pages | 87 pp (The representation of older people in ageing research series, no 3) |
| Source | Central Books, 50 Freshwater Road, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham, RM8 1RX. |
| Keywords | Writing ; Fiction ; Poetry ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Conference proceedings. |
| Annotation | The growing interest in literary gerontology is reflected in this collection of five papers, first three of which were originally presented at a joint CPA/CABS seminar in March 1999. The focus is specifically on how ageing is treated in everyday texts: popular fiction, autobiography and poetry. Joanna Bornat's paper, 'Finding Kate: a poem which survives through constant discovery', examines the history of the poem 'Kate'. Jill Manthorpe reviews novels which portray residential care homes for older people in her paper entitled 'Ambivalence and accommodation'. In 'Imaginings of age in 1920s popular novels', Hannah Zeilig makes the case for the post First World War literature as being a useful resource for learning about attitudes towards ageing in an era that was dominated by youth culture. In 'The changes and chances of this mortal life', Mike Hepworth reviews books by Stanley Middleton, whose novels sensitively explore the experience of ageing from a male point of view. Margaret Morganroth Gullette considers life storytelling and age autobiography in 'The Sartre- de Beauvoir 'Conversations' of 1974'. Julia Johnson's introductory and concluding chapters consider the papers in terms of their context and meaning. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040204001 B |
| Classmark | HKP: HKF: HK6: DB: 6M |
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