Vol. 13 (2023): A Global Ireland: New Audiences and New Alliances
Sezione monografica / Monographic Section

Gerontology in Bryony Lavery’s A Wedding Story (2000) and Sebastian Barry’s Hinterland (2002)

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  • Rania Mohamed Rafik Abdel Fattah Khalil
Rania Mohamed Rafik Abdel Fattah Khalil
The British University in Egypt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/SIJIS-2239-3978-14616

Published 2023-07-31

Keywords

  • A Wedding Story,
  • Gerotranscendance,
  • Hinterland,
  • Literary Gerontology,
  • Theatre

How to Cite

Khalil, R. M. R. A. F. (2023). Gerontology in Bryony Lavery’s A Wedding Story (2000) and Sebastian Barry’s Hinterland (2002). Studi Irlandesi. A Journal of Irish Studies, 13. https://doi.org/10.36253/SIJIS-2239-3978-14616

Copyright (c) 2023 Rania Mohamed Rafik Abdel Fattah Khalil

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Abstract

Old age is perceived as a narrative of decline, recently, an alternative perspective was introduced known as positive aging or Gerotranscendance. This paper examines ageing in Bryony Lavery’s A Wedding Story (2000) and Sebastian Barry’s Hinterland (2002) through the theory of gerontology. Gerontology in British and Irish modern theatre, according to Giovanna Tallone (2020) and Heather Ingman (2018), is a new category in literary studies and theory. The paper aims to examine the challenges of retaining agency in old age in comparison to the notion of aging as a process of inner harmony further proving that despite the process of ageing being an individualised experience, the commonalities of growing old are universal as depicted in Lavery’s and Barry’s works.

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