Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-247) and index
""Frontcover ""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Old-Age Societies�Old-Age Style""; ""1: Old-Age Style and Self-Monumentalization in G�nter Grass""; ""2: Old-Age Style and Self-Healing in Ruth Kl�ger and Christa Wolf""; ""3: Old-Age Style and Self-Transcendence in Martin Walser""; ""Conclusion: Old-Age Style as Late Style?""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Backcover""