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Neumann, Christian Alexander (Ed.): Old Age before Modernity: Case Studies and Methodological Perspectives, 500 BC ‒ 1700 AD, Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing, 2023 (Online-Schriften des DHI Rom. Neue Reihe: Pubblicazioni online del DHI Roma. Nuova serie, Volume 8). https://doi.org/10.17885/heiup.1086

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Christian Alexander Neumann (Ed.)

Old Age before Modernity

Case Studies and Methodological Perspectives, 500 BC ‒ 1700 AD

Online-Schriften des DHI Rom. Neue Reihe: Pubblicazioni online del DHI Roma. Nuova serie

Il presente volume esamina la vecchiaia e l’invecchiamento come appaiono nelle epoche premoderne e, in particolare, nel medioevo. Combinando prospettive provenienti dalla gerontologia da una parte e dalle discipline umanistiche, in particolare la ricerca storica, dall’altra, si cerca di aprire la strada a nuove conoscenze. I contributi gerontologici propongono teorie e metodi che sono fondamentali per analizzare gli sviluppi storici, mentre quelli umanistici offrono evidenza storica attraverso casi di studio.

This book investigates old age and ageing in premodern times, with a special focus on the Middle Ages. Perspectives from gerontology and the humanities, and above all from history, are combined to provide novel insights. The gerontological articles explain key theories and methods that are relevant for the analysis of historical developments, while the contributions from the humanities offer historical evidence complementary to these inputs.

 

Christian Alexander Neumann è un medievista tedesco che ha conseguito il suo dottorato di ricerca presso l’università di Heidelberg con uno studio sui rapporti tra la Repubblica di Venezia e la Corona d’Aragona durante il tardo medioevo (campi tematici: politica, commercio, pirateria). Dal 2017 sta svolgendo, presso l’Istituto Storico Germanico a Roma, un progetto di ricerca storica sulla vecchiaia e sull’invecchiamento con particolare riguardo ai sovrani anziani e al rapporto tra vecchiaia e potere.

Christian Alexander Neumann is a German medievalist. He received his PhD from the University of Heidelberg with a thesis on the relations between the Republic of Venice and the Crown of Aragon in the late Middle Ages (fields of research: politics, trade, piracy). Since 2017 he has been working on a post-doctoral research project dedicated to the topic of aged rulers and the relationship between old age and power at the German Historical Institute in Rome.

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Lahney Preston-Matto, in: Francia-Recensio 4 (2023).

Bea Lundt, in: Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft 71 (2023) 11, 960 – 962.

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Table of Contents
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Frontmatter
I-IV
Contents
V-VII
Christian Alexander Neumann
Introduction. Old Age before Modernity
1-30
I - Representations
Hans-Werner Wahl
Three Key Longings of Humankind Related to Ageing Seen Through the Lenses of Contemporary Gerontology. Eternal Youth, Immortality, and Wisdom
33-58
Luciana Repici
Aristotle’s Reflections on Old Age
59-73
Mary Harlow
Growing Old at Rome
75-98
Sonja Kerth
“ein krücke was sîn stiure”. Literary Perspectives on Old Age and Disability in Medieval Courtly Romances (“Eneas”, “Erec”, “Iwein”/“Yvain”)
99-122
Bernard Ribémont
The Representation of Old Age in French Medieval Literature
123-146
II - Social Interactions
François Höpflinger
Ageing and Old Age – Socio-Gerontological Concepts and Approaches
149-164
Kathrin Liess
Perspectives on Ageing and Old Age in the Old Testament
165-183
Hartwin Brandt
Generation Conflicts and the Crisis of the Late Roman Republic. Remarks on Sallustius and Cicero
185-196
José Miguel Andrade Cernadas
Old Age and Generations in Monastic Communities in Northwest Spain
197-209
Christian Alexander Neumann
Old Age and Rulership. King James I of Aragon and Venetian Doge Marin(o) Falier(o)
211-239
Monica Ferrari
Feelings of the Stages of Life. The Education of Princes in the Modern Era as a Privileged Observation Point
241-259
III - Corporeality
Paul Higgs
Social and Cultural Gerontology and the Importance of the Ageing Body
263-277
Lidia Vitale
The Life Cycle. Age from the Perspective of Human Osteoarchaeology
279-289
Daniel Schäfer
Proto-Geriatrics – A Subdiscipline of Late Medieval Medicine under the Banner of Humanism?
291-310
Daniela Santoro
The Treatment of Old Age at Court. The Kings of Sicily from Roger II to Martin II (11th–15th Century)
311-331
Index of Names
333-340
Index of Places
341-343

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