A history of old age /

A history of old age /

Seven contributors examine how the best thinkers and artists of each historical epoch in the West have treated old age. Full of surprising and fascinating facts, this is an uplifting companion for those who, like it or not, are beginning to understand the inevitability of their own aging process

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: J. Paul Getty Museum
Other Authors: Thane, Pat
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2005
Los Angeles : c2005
Los Angeles : 2005
Subjects:
Alter, ..
Geschichte
Old age in art
Old age in literature
Old age > History
Older people > History
Aged
Art
Literature
History
Old age
Older people
Table of Contents:
  • The age of old age / Pat Thane
  • Ancient Greek and Roman worlds / Tim Parkin
  • The Middle Ages and Renaissance / Shulamith Shahar
  • The 17th century / Lynn A. Botelho
  • The 18th century / David G. Troyansky
  • The 19th century / Thomas R. Cole and Claudia Edwards
  • The 20th century / Pat Thane
  • The age of old age / Pat Thane
  • The Ancient Greek and Roman worlds / Tim Parkin
  • The Middle Ages and Renaissance / Shulamith Shahar
  • The 17th century / Lynn A. Botelho
  • The 18th century / David G. Troyansky
  • The 19th century / Thomas R. Cole and Claudia Edwards
  • The 20th century / Pat Thane
  • 1 'My age is as a lusty winter' : the age of old age / Pat Thane
  • 2. 'Old age has always been revered' : the ancient Greek and Roman worlds / Tim Parkin
  • 3. 'All want to reach old age but nobody wants to be old' : the Middle Ages and Renaissance / Shulamith Shahar
  • 4. 'An idle youth makes a needy old age' : the 17th century / Lynn A. Botelho
  • 5. 'Long live the republic where old men preside' : the 18th century / David G. Troyansky
  • 6. 'Don't complain about old age' : the 19th century / Thomas R. Cole and Claudia Edwards
  • 7. 'I do not think of myself as old' : the 20th century / Pat Thane.
  • 1 'My age is as a lusty winter' : the age of old age / Pat Thane
  • 2. 'Old age has always been revered' : the ancient Greek and Roman worlds / Tim Parkin
  • 3. 'All want to reach old age but nobody wants to be old' : the Middle Ages and Renaissance / Shulamith Shahar
  • 4. 'An idle youth makes a needy old age' : the 17th century / Lynn A. Botelho
  • 5. 'Long live the republic where old men preside' : the 18th century / David G. Troyansky
  • 6. 'Don't complain about old age' : the 19th century / Thomas R. Cole and Claudia Edwards
  • 7. 'I do not think of myself as old' : the 20th century / Pat Thane.

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