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| The long life | | Author(s) | Helen Small |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007 |
| Pages | 360 pp |
| Source | OUP, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DF. http://www.oup.com |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Longevity ; Literature ; Philosophy. |
| Annotation | This is the first major consideration of old age in Western philosophy and literature since Simone de Beauvoir's 'The coming of age'. The book, which defines "old age" as the later years of a long life, has been written against the backdrop of concern about "the greying of Western societies". The author argues that if we want to understand old age, we have to think more fundamentally about what it means to be a person, to lead a good life, and to be part of a just society. Each chapter is set in perspective with quotes from philosophical or literary texts, ranging from Plato and William Shakespeare, to poems by Philip Larkin and Stevie Smith, and novels by Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, J M Coetzee, Margaret Drabble and Michael Ignatieff. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071024213 B |
| Classmark | BG: BGA: HK: 4DP |
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