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We are what we mourn : the contemporary English-Canadian elegy /

Why are so many contemporary poets writing elegies? Given a century shaped by two world wars, vast population displacements, and shifting attitudes towards aging and death, is the elegy form adaptable to the changing needs of writers and audiences? In a sceptical age, where can consolation be found?

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Uppal, Priscila
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2009
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The work of mourning as reconnection: The contemporary English-Canadian Elegy
  • 1. The burned house: Parental elegies and the reconstruction of family after death
  • 2. Method for calling up ghosts: Elegies for places and the creation of local, regional, and national identities
  • 3. What we save saves us: Elegies for cultural losses and displacements
  • Conclusion: We are what we mourn
  • Coda: If we are what we mourn, what will we become?