(Ebook) Later Life : Exploring Ageing through Literature by Barbara A. Misztal ISBN 9781032174464, 9781351112833, 9780815362258, 9780429633089, 9780429631597, 1032174463, 135111283X, 0815362250, 0429633084

(Ebook) Later Life : Exploring Ageing through Literature by Barbara A. Misztal ISBN 9781032174464, 9781351112833, 9780815362258, 9780429633089, 9780429631597, 1032174463, 135111283X, 0815362250, 0429633084

Later Life views older age as a valuable stage of life, argues for the centrality of self-making to its quality and explores, with the help of literary examples, factors both supporting and hindering the quality of later-life experiences.This new book, with the help of literary examples, presents factors bothsupporting and hindering the quality of the experience of later life. It demonstrateshow wondering, courage and habit sustain the self-making in older age. Afterillustrating that the process of ageing also imposes ordeals, the book depictsremedies needed to overcome boredom, bitterness and sadness, three tormentscaused by the age-specific sense of time.It is essential reading not only for academics and professionals in age studies,sociology of ageing, gerontology and health care, but also for a general audience.The book’s focus on the experiences of later life will appeal to the reader interestedin understanding the complexities of ageing and in enhancing the quality of laterlife, while its reliance on literary illustrations will be appreciated by lovers ofliterature.