{"product_id":"writing-old-age-and-impairments-will-rogers-9781641892544","title":"Writing Old Age and Impairments in Late Medieval England","description":"The old speaker in Middle English literature often claims to be impaired because of age. This admission is often followed by narratives that directly contradict it, as speakers, such as the Reeve in Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e or Amans in Gower's \u003ci\u003eConfessio Amantis\u003c\/i\u003e, proceed to perform even as they claim debility. More than the modesty \u003ci\u003etopos\u003c\/i\u003e, this contradiction exists, the book argues, as prosthesis: old age brings with it debility, but discussing age-related impairments augments the old, impaired body, while simultaneously undercutting and emphasizing bodily impairments. This language of prosthesis becomes a metaphor for the works these speakers use to fashion narrative, which exist as incomplete yet powerful sources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Will Rogers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641892544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641892544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ARC Humanities Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.25w x 0.60d","brand":"Will Rogers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065772716287,"sku":"9781641892544","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cb6d23d-c9d9-4b4b-b53c-e3ffb74a06e9.jpg?v=1768677173","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writing-old-age-and-impairments-will-rogers-9781641892544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}