Prologue : the whirligig of time
Commonplaces and stereotypes
Old and young
Disgraceful old age (1) : men behaving badly
Disgraceful old age (2) : women behaving worse
Politics and the workplace
Epilogue : the triumph of age : All's well that ends well.
Fictions of old age in early modern literature and culture by Nina Taunton. ISBN 9780415324731. Published by Routledge in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.