| Description |
1 online resource (1 online resource (viii, 312 pages)) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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? |
| Summary |
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? |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Canadian poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Canadian poetry. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Canadian poetry -- 21st century -- History and criticism.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Elegiac poetry -- History and criticism.
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Elegiac poetry. |
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Mourning customs in literature.
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Mourning customs in literature. |
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Grief in literature.
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Grief in literature. |
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Death in literature.
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Death in literature. |
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Elegiac poetry, Canadian (English) -- History and criticism. |
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Canadian poetry (English) -- 20th century -- History and criticism. |
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Canadian poetry (English) -- 21st century -- History and criticism. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780773534568 |
| ISBN |
9780773577138 (electronic book) |
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0773577130 (electronic book) |
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128286758X |
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9781282867581 |
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0773534563 |
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9780773534568 |
| Standard No. |
9786612867583 |
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