This book offers an analysis of the narrative of mentorship as reflected in various cultural texts, which cover fiction, drama, film, life writing.

Since Mentor, Telemachus' advisor in Homer's Odyssey, gave name to the figure of the wise teacher, fictional representations of mentoring have permeated classic and contemporary cultural texts of different literary genres such as fiction, poetry, and life writing. The contributions of this volume explore wisdom in old age through a series of narratives of mentorship which, either from a critical or a personal perspective, undermine ageist views of later life.

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Núria Casado-Gual teaches English theater 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 theater studies, which she also explores as a playwright and actress. Emma Domínguez-Rué 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 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.