UID:
edocfu_9959231053002883
Format:
1 online resource (281 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
3-8394-2483-6
Series Statement:
Aging Studies 4
Content:
When Toula's father in »My Big Fat Greek Wedding« says to his daughter (age 30) »you look so old« or when Don DeLillo's protagonist (age 28) »feels old« in »Cosmopolis«, these young characters are attributed an age awareness that has received little attention in age studies so far. Leaving aside chronological or biological dimensions of age, this study approaches age as a metaphoric practice, suggesting that »feeling old« is not to be taken literally but metaphorically. The book examines the cultural meanings of age and aging for characters who are in their twenties and thirties and challenges often-quoted labels such as late-coming-of-age story or perpetual adolescence.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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1 Table of Contents 5 Acknowledgments 9 Introduction 13 1 Age and Aging in Theory and Practice 37 2 Conflicts of Timing 79 3 Living Across the Life Course 113 4 Mental Health and Age 175 5 Positive Age Metaphors: Miranda July's The Future and It Chooses You 231 Conclusion 251 List of Figures 259 List of Works Cited 261
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-8376-2483-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-306-99687-2
Language:
English
Subjects:
American Studies
DOI:
10.14361/transcript.9783839424834
