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Peer reviewedBerman, Lorna; Nelson, Judy – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1987
Surveyed Voltaire's 50 plays to examine traits and roles assigned to elderly, influence of genre and author's age on portrayals, and factors to which elder's traits were attributed. Found elderly portrayed more favorably in tragedy than in comedy; no effect of period of life on portrayals. Wisdom was only trait consistently and specifically…
Descriptors: Characterization, Chronological Age, Comedy, Drama
