Shakespeare, Midlife, and Generativity

"In Shakespeare, Midlife, and Generativity, Karl F. Zender explores William Shakespeare's depictions of middle age by examining the relationships between middle-aged parents - mainly fathers - and their children in five of his greatest plays. He finds that the middle-aged characters in King Lear, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest - much like their modern counterparts - experience a fear of aging and debility." "Illuminating and engaging, Shakespeare, Midlife, and Generativity offers a fresh analysis of several of Shakespeare's most important plays and explores a profound, centuries-old perspective on the challenges inherent in middle age."--BOOK JACKET.

Karl F. Zender is a professor of English at the University of California at Davis.