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Time, story and wisdom
— emerging themes in narrative gerontology | | Author(s) | William L Randall, Gary M Kenyon |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 23, no 4, 2004 |
| Pages | pp 333-346 |
| Source | http://www.utpjournals.com |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; Ageing process ; Biographies ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Poetry ; Time conditions ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Narrative approaches in the field of ageing are receiving increasing attention by theorists and practitioners alike. This article draws on recent thinking in narrative gerontology, to look at three aspects of ageing on which a narrative perspective can shed further light. In relation to the temporal aspects, the notion of storytime is examined. Concerning its poetical aspects, the article considers the stages, styles, genres, contexts and selves of self-storying. Under spiritual aspects, the topics of meaning and identity are explored. A discussion of these aspects may be seen to converge on the theme of wisdom and the possibility of wisdom environments. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050606202 A |
| Classmark | DB: BG: 67: EX: HK6: 4E: 7S |
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