The Measure of My Days: One Woman's Vivid, Enduring Celebration of Life and Aging
Scott-Maxwell, Florida
ISBN 10: 0140051643 ISBN 13: 9780140051643
Published by Penguin Books (edition First Edition), 1979
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Playwright and Jungian analyst Florida Scott-Maxwell explores the unique predicament of one's later years: when one feels both cut off from the past and out of step with the present; when the body rebels at activity but the mind becomes more passionate than ever. Written when Maxwell was in her eighties, The Measure of My Days offers a panoramic vision of the issues that haunt us throughout our lives: the struggle to achieve goodness; how to maintain individuality in a mass society; and how to emerge--out of suffering, loss, and limitation--with something approaching wisdom. Maxwell's incredible wisdom, humanity, and dignity make The Measure of My Days both timeless and timely--an important contribution to the literature of aging, and of living.
About the Author: Florida Pier Scott-Maxwell (1883-1979) was a writer, playwright, and suffragist who took up a career in analytical psychology in 1933, studying under Carl Jung in both Scotland and England.
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Title: The Measure of My Days: One Woman's Vivid, ...
Publisher: Penguin Books (edition First Edition)
Publication Date: 1979
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: First Edition.