Images of Older People in Western Art and Society

by Herbert C. Covey and Herbert C. Covy

Book Overview

How older people have been perceived during various periods of history from the Middle Ages to the 19th century is the focus of this heavily illustrated study of the elderly in Western society. Herbert Covey presents the reader with a wide range of portrayals of the elderly in both art and literature and goes on to analyze, in detail, the images and symbols of aging, sexuality, family, and death found in these depictions. His analyses of the works...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275934357
• ISBN13: 9780275934354
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"