Elegy (New Critical Idiom) (The New Critical Idiom)

by David Kennedy (Author)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $23.67

  Providing an overview of the history of the term and the different ways in which it is used, this book outlines the origins of elegy, and the characteristics of the genre. It examines the psychology and cultural background underlying works of mourning. It explores how the modern elegy has evolved, and how it differs from 'canonical elegy'.