Ageing masculinities, alzheimer's and dementia narratives /
edited by Heike Hartung, Rüdiger Kunow and Matthew Sweney.
- Bloomsbury, 2022.
- 203 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The essays in this volume explore Alzheimer's as a disease affecting aging masculinities, drawing on its depiction across diverse cultural contexts. By examining a wide array of source material, such as memoirs, films, poetry, and prose fiction, this book analyzes works by a variety of authors, including Anne Carson, Philip Roth, and Jonathan Franzen.