The Midlife Mind: Literature and the Art of Ageing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781789143508)

The meaning of life is a common concern, but what is the meaning of midlife? With the help of illustrious writers such as Dante, Montaigne, Beauvoir, Goethe, and Beckett, The Midlife Mind sets out to answer this question. Erudite but engaging, it takes a personal approach to that most impersonal of processes, aging. From the ancients to the moderns, from poets to playwrights, writers have long meditated on how we can remain creative as we move through our middle years. There are no better guides, then, to how we have regarded middle age in the past, how we understand it in the present, and how we might make it as rewarding as possible in the future.

Author: Ben Hutchinson
ISBN-10: 1789143500
ISBN-13: 9781789143508
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2020
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2021