Fierce with Reality : Literature on Aging

Cruikshank, Margaret

Hamilton Books（2016/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 192 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780761868705
• DDC分類 808.80354

Full Description

The anthology is far more culturally diverse than the few other literary collections on aging. Ranging from ancient Chinese poetry to Mary Oliver, Alice Walker, and Willie Nelson, the anthology includes poetry, fiction, philosophical essays, personal essays, humor, analyses of ageism, and folktales from Asia and Iraq. Fierce with Reality highlights writings by women, from late 19th century American literature to the present. Many facets of aging are explored, revealing the challenges and complexities of late life, and demonstrating that the aging process is both individual and social/cultural. Fierce with Reality, aimed at a general audience as well as students and professors, would be ideal for book groups.

Contents

The Old Poets of China, Mary Oliver
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Kaleidoscope of Images
Chapter 2: Homage to Grandmothers
Chapter 3: Strength and Wisdom
Chapter 4: Aging is Not for Sissies
Chapter 5: Growth and Change
Chapter 6: Defiance and Self-Determination
Chapter 7: Loss
Chapter 8: Humor
Chapter 9: Ageism
Chapter 10: The Fountain of Youth: Two Asian Versions
Chapter 11: Reflections
About the Editor
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