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Aging by the Book: The Emergence of Midlife in Victorian Britain (SUNY series, Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century)

Kay Heath

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Description:Aging by the Book offers an innovative look at the ways in which middle age, which for centuries had been considered the prime of life, was transformed during the Victorian era into a period of decline. Single women were nearing middle age at thirty, and mothers in their forties were expected to become sexless; meanwhile, fortyish men anguished over whether their "time for love had gone by." Looking at well-known novels of the period, as well as advertisements, cartoons, and medical and advice manuals, Kay Heath uncovers how this ideology of decline permeated a changing culture.Aging by the Book unmasks and confronts midlife anxiety by examining its origins, demonstrating that our current negative attitude toward midlife springs from Victorian roots, and arguing that only when we understand the culturally constructed nature of age can we expose its ubiquitous and stealthy influence.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Aging by the Book: The Emergence of Midlife in Victorian Britain (SUNY series, Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century). To get started finding Aging by the Book: The Emergence of Midlife in Victorian Britain (SUNY series, Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 262

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: SUNY Press

Release: 2009

ISBN: 0791477266

Description: Aging by the Book offers an innovative look at the ways in which middle age, which for centuries had been considered the prime of life, was transformed during the Victorian era into a period of decline. Single women were nearing middle age at thirty, and mothers in their forties were expected to become sexless; meanwhile, fortyish men anguished over whether their "time for love had gone by." Looking at well-known novels of the period, as well as advertisements, cartoons, and medical and advice manuals, Kay Heath uncovers how this ideology of decline permeated a changing culture.Aging by the Book unmasks and confronts midlife anxiety by examining its origins, demonstrating that our current negative attitude toward midlife springs from Victorian roots, and arguing that only when we understand the culturally constructed nature of age can we expose its ubiquitous and stealthy influence.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Aging by the Book: The Emergence of Midlife in Victorian Britain (SUNY series, Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century). To get started finding Aging by the Book: The Emergence of Midlife in Victorian Britain (SUNY series, Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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