Images of Old Age in Poetry
- 1 April 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 18 (2) , 181-186
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/18.2.181
Abstract
Study of the texts of 127 poems listed under “old age” in Granger's Index of Poetry indicates strongly negative attitudes about physical, emotional, social losses. The reading of poetry, a sensitizing experience, serves to reinforce negative stereotypes persistent in the media of mass culture.Keywords
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