| Description |
xxv, 175 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Contributions to the study of aging, 0732-085X ; no. 11 |
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Contributions to the study of aging,
0732-085X ; no. 11.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Aging in Germ Foreword : literature's value in gerontological research / W. Andrew Achenbaum -- Making sense : interpreting historical and cross-cultural literature on aging / Jon Hendricks and Cynthia A. Leedham -- Portrayal of the elderly in classical Greek and Roman literature / Louis Roberts -- "Grow old along with me" : images of older people in British and American literature |
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/ Richard C. Fallis -- From centrality to expendability : the aged in French literature / Paul J. Archambault -- "Withered blossoms" : aging in Japanese literature / Virginia Skord -- The honored aged in Chinese literature / Edward Gunn. |
| Subject |
Aging in literature.
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Old age in literature.
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Aging.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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Medicine in Literature.
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| Indexed Term |
Literature Special subjects: Old age - Critical studies |
| Added Author |
Bagnell, Prisca von Dorotka.
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Soper, Patricia Spencer.
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| ISBN |
0313262926 library binding alkaline paper |
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