TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kennedy,David
TI  - Elegy
SN  - 9780415367769 (hardback)
AV  - PR509.E4 K46 2007
U1  - 821.0409 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Elegiac poetry, English
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Literary form
KW  - History
KW  - Mourning customs in literature
KW  - Grief in literature
KW  - Funeral rites and ceremonies in literature
KW  - Death in literature
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [150]-155) and index; TOC;  	Form without frontiers --
What was elegy? --
The work of mourning --
"The needs of ghosts" : modern elegy --
Female elegists and feminist readers --
After mourning : virtual bodies, aporias, and the work of dread --
Elegy diffused, elegy revived; English
N2  - Summary:
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'.
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007011783.html
UR  - https://www.worldcat.org/title/elegy/oclc/86117774&referer=brief_results
ER  -