Elegy Contributor(s): Kennedy, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415367778 ISBN-13: 9780415367776 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 821.040 |
LCCN: 2007011783 |
Series: New Critical Idiom |
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.39 lbs) 172 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Grief and mourning are generally considered to be private, yet universal instincts. But in a media age of televised funerals and visible bereavement, elegies are increasingly significant and open to public scrutiny. Providing an overview of the history of the term and the different ways in which it is used, David Kennedy:
Emphasising and explaining the significance of elegy today, this illuminating guide to an emotive literary genre will be of interest to students of literature, media and culture. |