When Old is New
Diana Athill and Literary Value
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12920142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Eagleton (Leeds Beckett University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 172-187 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Women s Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1754-1476 • E-ISSN: 1754-1484 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/cww/vpr001 |
| OpenAlex | W2314967223 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The focus of this essay is the work of Diana Athill. It seeks to account for the extensive media attention paid, in the last few years, to her life and work. The essay considers three main aspects: firstly, the discourses of age in contemporary culture and how age can be marketed as “new”; secondly, the readerly effect of Athill's writing; thirdly, the evaluation of Athill's work in reviewing and literary journalism. Making use throughout of ideas from Pierre Bourdieu, the essay concludes that aesthetic distinction can be achieved for Athill only through the intervention of literary critics
Aesthetics · Art · Focus (optics · Intervention (counseling · Journalism · Literary criticism · Literary science · Literature · Media studies · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Work (physics · Aging and Gerontology Research · Computer Science · Engineering · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics · History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |