Gray Heroes by Jane Yolen
I have always loved Jane Yolen's work. I find it especially appreciable now that I'm studying gerontology. Of course she would have edited a work specializing in multi-cultural stories about elder heroes.
It's unimaginable to me that this would be out of print, but apparently it is (that's a sarcastic tone I'm using there - I've studied enough on ageism to understand that many beautiful works relating to older people are undervalued).
I'm definitely putting this on my wish list for my birthday. I can see how it would be invaluable to examine the representation of old people in fairy tales, as fairy tales represent so many archetypes, which inform our subconscious cultural attitudes (such as ageism).
What do you think?
