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Aging and the aged in "The Greek anthology"
Author(s)	John Wortley
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 47, no 1, 1998
Pages	pp 53-68
Keywords	Ageism ; Older men ; Older women ; Literature ; Poetry ; Greek language [ancient].
Annotation	A large collection of short Greek poems made in the tenth and eleventh centuries at Constantinople contains items ranging back many centuries. These shed some light on many aspects of Hellenic life and attitudes, including attitudes toward ageing and older people, especially older women. For instance, they reflect scorn for the woman who used to trade the charms which she has now outlived, but a surprising degree of affection for the older woman who has aged gracefully and retained her lover's devotion. They reflect the qualms and fears of the man who perceives the onset of old age, the anger of the one who fights against it, and the calm of him who is resigned to it. In addition, they provide some evidence of the ills that drove working men and women into retirement, and some rare evidence of what constituted a working life. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-981012409 A
Classmark	B:TOB: BC: BD: HK: HK6: 6XE
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