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Núria Casado-Gual, born in 1975, teaches English theatre and literature at the University of Lleida in Catalonia. As a member of the Department of English and Linguistics and as project leader of the research group Dedal-Lit, she leads two research projects on ageing, creativity, and the quality of life. Besides her research in literary gerontology, she develops pedagogical and creative projects within the field of theatre studies, which she also explores as a playwright and actress.
Emma Domínguez-Rué (PhD), born in 1976, teaches in the Department of English at the University of Lleida in Catalonia. She has worked not only on ageing studies but also within the American studies and on narratives of disease, contemporary detective fiction, and Victorian and Gothic fiction from a feminist perspective.
Maricel Oró-Piqueras, born in 1977, is a member of the research group Dedal-Lit and teaches literature, culture, and English language at the University of Lleida in Catalonia. Her research focuses on British contemporary writers such as Julian Barnes, Deborah Moggach and Kazuo Ishiguro. She has published articles in journals such as the "Journal of Aging Studies" and the "Journal of English Studies".
Frontmatter 1
Content 7
Introduction 9
Getting Old, Dreaming Youth: Notes about Fanny Burney 21
I may be retired-however, I am still a very busy man 29
Rumi, Sufi Spirituality and the Teacher- Disciple Relationship in Elif Shafak's The Forty Rules of Love 47
Saviors and Survivors 69
Literary Mentors for Life 87
The Many Functions of Furniture 105
Experience as Mentor in Helping to Deal with Old Age 119
"One must take it as it comes" 125
Toledo 147
Of Trees and Fire 155
Embodied Legacies of Mentoring and Role Models 157
Mentorship as a Lifelong Experience 158
Reflections on Academic Generations and the Possibilities of Mentorship 160
All that Remains 161
On Listening to the 'Music for two Pianos' 162
Maria And Brian- Our Parental Figures in the World of Academia 165
Connecting People through Brian and Maria-No Limits 166
To Feel Part of a Dream 167
Let's have tea in "La Torre": Mentoring through Affection 169
Your Child of Sorts-A Tribute to Maria & Brian 171
Notes on Editors 173
Notes on Contributors 174