Old age
Old age1987
About this book
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.
Details
- First published
- 1987
- OL Work ID
- OL2915706W
Subjects
Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literatureOld age in literatureEnglish literatureHistory and criticismLiteratureTempest (Shakespeare, William)LiteraturKing Lear (Shakespeare, William)Odyssey (Homer)Four quartets (Eliot, T. S.)In literatureAlterAufsatzsammlungLarge type booksAgingAging, psychological aspectsHomerOdysseus (greek mythology)