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Many societies in the world today are challenged by the rapidly escalating phenomenon of an aging population with its unique problems and needs that call for being addressed both in daily life and in research. From the end of the last century onward, age studies has developed as a comparatively new discourse within the humanities which, necessarily, tends to explore crosscurrents between aging, ageism, feminism, gender, class, dis/ability, and so on. Arguably, aging does not always refer to the state of being fairly advanced in years but can appear as the experience of any age group, underscoring the culturally constructed and inculcated nature of experiencing one’s age and its shaping contexts. This collection of essays published in the HJEAS Books series began as a themed block of five essays on age and aging in literature and theatre included in the Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies (2020.2). Six new essays and a note about a recent and very timely theatre event in Ireland were then added. The authors are from Britain, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. Writers whose novels or works for the stage are discussed in the collection include Edward Albee, Samuel Beckett, Edward Bond, John M. Coetzee, Brian Friel, Ronald Harwood, Martin McDonagh, Frank McGuinness, Conor McPherson, Arthur Miller, David Mitchell, Tom Murphy, and Tennessee Williams. The essays draw on up-to-date theoretically and critically focused reference literature and on observations of critical gerontology and international age studies. The analyses demonstrate the importance of aging for writers, readers, and theatre audiences alike. <A href="https://forms.monday.com/forms/eaa05f8b9f503195a64ace09475244c2?r=use1">Order printed copies of HJEAS series books.</A>

Aging and Ageism in Contemporary Literature and Theatre

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Frontmatter

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Preface

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Acknowledgments

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Introduction

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“You’ll Get Old Sitting There”: Contempt for Aged Males in Three “Shakespearean” Works by Edward Bond

“You’ll Get Old Sitting There”: Contempt for Aged Males in Three “Shakespearean” Works by Edward Bond

Moving Back from the Limelight: Aging and Ageism as the Shakespearean Actor’s Tragedy in Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser

Moving Back from the Limelight: Aging and Ageism as the Shakespearean Actor’s Tragedy in Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser

Beckett and the Representation of Age on Stage

Beckett and the Representation of Age on Stage

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Tom Murphy’s Bailegangaire: Transcending Despair in Old Age

Tom Murphy’s Bailegangaire: Transcending Despair in Old Age

Old Age and Aging: Presence and Absence in the Plays of Brian Friel

Old Age and Aging: Presence and Absence in the Plays of Brian Friel

The Tyranny of the Old: Destructive Generational Relations in Brian Friel’s Lovers and Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane

The Tyranny of the Old: Destructive Generational Relations in Brian Friel’s Lovers and Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane

Perspectives on Lifespan and Regeneration in the Plays of Conor McPherson

Perspectives on Lifespan and Regeneration in the Plays of Conor McPherson

Aging and Death in Edward Albee’s The Sandbox and Tennessee Williams’s The Milktrain Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore

Aging and Death in Edward Albee’s The Sandbox and Tennessee Williams’s The Milktrain Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore

“No Country for Old Men”: A Poignant Portrayal of Aging and Ageism in Arthur Miller’s Mr. Peters’ Connections

“No Country for Old Men”: A Poignant Portrayal of Aging and Ageism in Arthur Miller’s Mr. Peters’ Connections

“No country, this, for old men”: A View of the Aging Artist through Intertexts in J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace

“No country, this, for old men”: A View of the Aging Artist through Intertexts in J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace

“Life Is a Terminal Illness”: The War against Time and Aging in David Mitchell’s The Bone Clocks

“Life Is a Terminal Illness”: The War against Time and Aging in David Mitchell’s The Bone Clocks

“Who are you?” Notes on Aging and Dementia in Frank McGuinness’s The Visiting Hour (2020)

“Who are you?” Notes on Aging and Dementia in Frank McGuinness’s The Visiting Hour (2020)

Notes on Contributors

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Many societies in the world today are challenged by the rapidly escalating phenomenon of an aging population with its unique problems and needs that call for being addressed both in daily life and in research. From the end of the last century onward, age studies has developed as a comparatively new discourse within the humanities which, necessarily, tends to explore crosscurrents between aging, ageism, feminism, gender, class, dis/ability, and so on.

Many societies in the world today are challenged by the rapidly escalating phenomenon of an aging population with its unique problems and needs that call...

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