Morning, noon & night
Subtitle: finding the meaning of life's stages through books
By: Arnold Weinstein
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9781400065868
Subjects: Aging in literature; Life cycle, Human, in literature; Maturation (Psychology) in literature; History and criticism; Human beings in literature; Modern Literature
Other titles: Morning, noon and night
Description: A lyrical assessment of the human self and the progression toward maturity draws on great works of literature to reveal how they can provide tools for learning and understanding, citing the examples of such masters as Shakespeare, Sophocles and Coetzee.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-429) and index.
Table of contents: title: Itinerary : morning to noon; title: The uses of innocence; title: The lessons of experience; title: Love; title: Falling in love; title: Love gone wrong : the story of abuse; title: Familial sacrifice : kindermord; title: Systemwide sacrifice : children and the nightmare of history; title: The wild child; title: Growing all the way up; title: Itinerary : noon to night; title: Fathers undone; title: Exiting the stage; title: The old in love; title: Postsexual; title: Sexual anxiety; title: Unsanctioned lust; title: The final harvest; title: The final harvest as mirage; title: The good fight; title: Life's plenitude; title: Love's legacy; title: Keeping the heart alive; title: The eyes of love; title: Enduring love.