'And Yet I Remember': Ageing and Old(er) Age in English Drama between 1660 and the 1750s Contributor(s): Bronk-Bacon, Katarzyna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1788745744 ISBN-13: 9781788745741 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Drama |
Dewey: 808.803 |
LCCN: 2019002227 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" L (0.70 lbs) 262 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
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Publisher Description: And Yet I Remember explores representations of ageing and old age in English drama from 1660 to the 1750s. Within these approximately ninety years, England witnessed significant developments in medicine and the advent of sentimental philosophy, which began to transform attitudes toward old age and ageing. This study discusses the enduring cultural and literary stereotyping of old(er) people in culture and drama of this period. The chapters are organised around the stereotypes that kept reappearing in cultural, medical and religious narratives on old age, namely the desiring old man (senex amans) and woman (the lusty old widow ) and the nostalgic and wise elder. Exploring many diverse storylines between 1660 and the 1750s that treat old age and present old(er) characters, the analyses in this study further show how the choice of genre, personal experiences and attitudes of the playwright, and political and cultural revolutions affected the representation of older people. |
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