Aging Gracefully in the Renaissance: Stories of Later Life from Petrarch to MontaigneIn Aging Gracefully in the Renaissance: Stories of Later Life from Petrarch to Montaigne Cynthia Skenazi explores a shift in attitudes towards aging and provides a historical perspective on a crucial problem of our time. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter One A Sound Mind in a Healthy Body | 15 |
Chapter Two The Circulation of Power and Knowledge | 61 |
Chapter Three Love in Old Age | 98 |
Chapter Four Then and Now | 138 |
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