Age and Literary Creativity: A Cross-Cultural and Trans-historical Survey.

Simonton, Dean K.

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Age and Literary Creativity: A Cross-Cultural and Trans-historical Survey

Simonton, Dean K.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 6, 3, 259-278, Sep 75

Results confirm that poetry is produced at a younger age than prose, that achieved imminence and life span are positive determinants of the modal productive age, and that these relationships are cross culturally and trans-historically invariant. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Creative Activities, Creative Expression, Cross Cultural Studies, Literary History, Poetry, Prose, Time Perspective

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