Both Worlds at Once - Art in Old Age

Both Worlds at Once is a study of works of art conceived and produced late in their creators' careers. It pronounces an alternative to the mainstream life span creativity research which has, in general, adopted a decline perspective to the fruits of old age. Amir Cohen-Shalev argues that this age-decrement approach misses what the artists themselves tried to do in old age, which is often to develop a new form that allows them to thrive on ambivalence. Against the bleak predictions of developmental psychology and folk wisdom, this book focuses on old age as a unique stage of creative activity.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Overview: The Late and the Potent Chapter 2 Old Age Creativity and Midlife Research Chapter 3 Freedom Still to Question: The Drama of Pierre Corneille Chapter 4 Ibsen's Choice: "Poetic Bark" or "Life's Ironic Puff?" Chapter 5 "Tutto Nel Mondo e Burla:" The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi Chapter 6 The Laws of Art and the Dictates of the Heart: Piet Mondrian and Samuel Beckett Chapter 7 The Life Cycle Revisited: Bergman's Two Views of Aging Chapter 8 The Enigma of Art in Old Age: In Lieu of a Theory

About the author

Amir Cohen-Shalev is Senior Lecturer, Tel-Hai College, Upper Galilee, Israel, and Teaching Fellow at the University of Haifa.

Product details

• Authors: Amir Cohen-Shalev, Cohen-Shalev Amir
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2002
• EAN: 9780761821885
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-2188-5
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 218 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 231 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, ART / General, The arts, Age groups: the elderly, Age groups: the elderly / old age