Heidelberg University Publishing

What does baroque poetry have to do with the themes of existence of elderly people? The reader of this book will also find out. But first and foremost, it is about numerous aspects that shape the lives of old people, about the prerequisites for contentment in old age, about the feeling of being used, about dealing with one's own limits, about creativity and mental health. In addition, the authors ask about the quality of care and the socio-cultural structure of services for the elderly and analyse the representation of age in the media in international comparison.