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Weinstein, Arnold L., author.

Morning, noon & night : finding the meaning of life's stages through books / Arnold Weinstein.

New York : Random House, [2011]

©2011

xv, 442 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

A lyrical assessment of the human self and the progression toward maturity draws on great works of literature to reveal how they can provide tools for learning and understanding, citing the examples of such masters as Shakespeare, Sophocles and Coetzee.

Life cycle, Human, in literature.

Human beings in literature.

Maturation (Psychology) in literature.

Aging in literature.

Literature, Modern -- History and criticism.

Morning, noon and night

Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-429) and index.

Itinerary : morning to noon -- The uses of innocence -- The lessons of experience -- Love -- Falling in love -- Love gone wrong : the story of abuse -- Familial sacrifice : kindermord -- Systemwide sacrifice : children and the nightmare of history -- The wild child -- Growing all the way up -- Itinerary : noon to night -- Fathers undone -- Exiting the stage -- The old in love -- Postsexual -- Sexual anxiety -- Unsanctioned lust -- The final harvest -- The final harvest as mirage -- The good fight -- Life's plenitude -- Love's legacy -- Keeping the heart alive -- The eyes of love -- Enduring love.

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