The Art of Growing Older - Writers on Living and Aging

"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

Summary

Wayne Booth has selected, and has been inspired by, the works of some prominent writers on the art of growing older. In this anthology he shows that the very making of art is in itself a victory over time.

Product details

• Authors: Wayne C. Booth
• Assisted by: Wayne Booth (Editor), Wayne C. Booth (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.1996
• EAN: 9780226065496
• ISBN: 978-0-226-06549-6
• No. of pages: 386
• Dimensions: 124 mm x 216 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 442 g
• Series: Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies