Jonathan Swift didn’t want to become the dirty old man that he saw in Sir William Temple. Swift’s ability to shift to a revealing perspective failed him. … Read the post other than a dirty old man: Swift’s “When I come to be old”
Poor young women marrying rich old men helps to reduce wealth inequality, but requires extra attention to supporting and nurturing husbands’ sexuality. … Read the post marriages between rich old men and poor young women
Among other such Hellenistic epigrams, an epigram about Archeanassa of Colophon celebrates the sexual attractiveness of old women. It’s probably mythic. … Read the post Hellenistic epigrams sing sexual allure of old women
An early Arabic poem — Buthaynah and Jamīl’s conversation on aging — works to redeem Roman love elegy in exquisite, humane poetic truth. … Read the post early Arabic love poetry caps Roman love elegy on aging
If authorities counsel men against having sex with old women, that implies that men are sexually attracted to old women. … Read the post the sexual allure of old women in early Persian literature