Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-314) and index.
Contents:
Rethinking aging : the story of my life -- Narrating experience : the autobiographical self -- Storying life : the development of identity -- Reading literature : the interpreting of text -- Reading life : the interpreting of texistence -- Restorying our lives : the need for narrative development -- Expanding our stories : the mystery of memory -- Examining our stories : the quest for meaning -- Transforming our stories : the unfolding of wisdom -- Transcending our stories : the poetics of spiritual aging.
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