| The Art of Growing Older: Writers on Living and Aging Contributor(s): Booth, Wayne C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226065499 ISBN-13: 9780226065496 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $32.67 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: Old Age is a territory that most of us can expect to enter and brave, however tentatively. In this anthology, Wayne Booth has selected, and has been inspired by, the works of some of our greatest writers--Shakespeare, Emily Bronte, Walt Whitman, and many more--on the art of growing older. Profound, witty, shrewd, compassionate, but never sentimental, he deals candidly with losses, fears, and lamentations, but then dwells on not just the consolations but the reasons for celebration. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric - Social Science |
| Dewey: 808.803 |
| LCCN: 96028550 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.58" W x 8.5" (0.87 lbs) 386 pages |
| Themes: - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wayne Booth has selected, and has been inspired by, the works by some of our greatest writers on the art of growing older. In this widely praised anthology he shows that the very making of art is in itself a victory over time. Culled chiefly from great literary works, this unusual compendium of prose and poetry . . . highlights the physical and emotional aspects of aging. . . . The thoughtful commentary with which Booth connects the selections reminds readers that physical decay and fear of death are conditions common to us all. . . . Provocative.--Publishers Weekly His blending of literature, humor, and crotchetiness will capture the interest of readers of all ages.--Booklist Funny . . . profound. . . . It is hard to resist the closing chapters, which celebrate the freedom from constraint and ambition, the permission to be crotchety, the joy of memory and perspective that come with age.--William March, Tampa Tribune Booth puts a new spin on the worries many of us have about what's catching up with us. . . . Booth's book . . . [is] for both the younger readers and those of us who are nervously counting birthdays.--Sacramento Bee |