Old age
By: Helen M. Luke ; introduction by Barbara A. Mowat.
Publisher: Parabola Books
Published: 1987
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Homer; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Eliot, T. S. 1888-1965; English literature -- History and criticism; Old age in literature; Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature
Description: Publisher description: In this classic text on aging wisely, the renowned Jungian analyst Helen M. Luke reflects on the final journeys described in Homer's Odyssey, Shakespeare's King Lear and The Tempest, and T.S. Eliot's "Little Gidding," and also on suffering. In examining some of the great masterpieces of literature produced by writers at the end of their lives, she elucidates the difference between growing old and disintegrating and encourages us to grow emotionally and mentally in this culminating stage of our own lives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.