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Traces of Aging

Old Age and Memory in Contemporary Narrative

Nieves Pascual Soler editor Marta Cerezo Moreno editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transcript Verlag

Published:27th Mar '16

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This collection consists of eight essays that examine the way narratives determine our understanding of old age and condition how the experience is lived. Contributors to this volume have based their analysis on the concept of »narrative identity« developed by Paul Ricoeur, built upon the idea that fiction makes life, and on his definition of »trace« as the mark of time. By investigating the traces of aging imprinted in a series of literary and filmic works they dismantle the narrative of old age as decline and foreclosure to assemble one of transformation and growth.

ISBN: 9783837634396

Dimensions: 23mm x 15mm x 2mm

Weight: 680g

192 pages