9. Old Warriors and Statesmen in the En glish History Plays

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. King Lear, Titus Andronicus, and Cymbeline 11
6. 2. The Aging Pro cess, with Special Reference to Macbeth 29
7. 3. Time the Destroyer in the Sonnets and The Rape of Lucrece 40
8. 4. “Heavy” Fathers 49
9. 5. Politic Old Men: Polonius, Nestor, and Menenius 62
10. 6. Wise Old Men 77
11. 7. Falstaff 87
12. 8. Jealous Old Men: Othello and Leontes 98
13. 9. Old Warriors and Statesmen in the En glish History Plays 109
14. 10. Fatal Attraction: Antony and Cleopatra 119
15. 11. Powerful Older Women 127
16. 12. Loving Older Women 141
17. 13. Lusty Older Women 153
18. Conclusion 163
19. Notes 167
20. Index 173