The Production of Lateness : Old Age and Creativity in Contemporary Narrative
This study examines how selected authors of the late 20th and early 21st centuries write about their creative processes in old age and thus purposefully produce a late style of their own. Late-life creativity has not always been viewed favourably. Prevalent „peak-and-decline“ models suggest that art...
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| Superior document: | Schweizer Anglistische Arbeiten / Swiss Studies in English |
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| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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