The older woman in recent fiction
By: Zoe Brennan.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; Women and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 20th century.; English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Older women in literature.; Old age in literature.; Aging in literature.
Description: "This critical study explores late twentieth century novels by women writers that feature female protagonists over the age of sixty. These novels create alternate discourses on aging to those largely pejorative ones that dominate Western society"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Paradigms of aging and ageism; title: The angry and frustrated older woman; title: The passionate and desiring older woman; title: The contented and developing older woman; title: The wise and archetypal older woman; title: Conclusion.