Toward a poetics of aging: The links between literature and life

Narrative Inquiry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 261-273

  Randall, William L ^a   McKim, A Elizabeth ^a  

^a ST THOMAS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84989405072     PISSN: 13876740     EISSN: 15699935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/ni.14.2.04rob     Document Type: Article

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