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The English Poetic Epitaph

by Joshua Scodel

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Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, WelshLiterary Criticism / PoetryPoetry / European / English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSocial Science / Death & Dying

Description

In the first major study of the genre, Joshua Scodel shows how English poets have used the poetic epitaph to express their views concerning the power and limitations of poetry as a response to human mortality.

Book Details

Publisher:
Cornell University Press
Published:
1991
Pages:
425
Language:
EN
ISBN:
9780801424823