The English Poetic Epitaph

By Joshua Scodel

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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

Country: US
Published: 1991
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Author(s):Joshua Scodel
Language: English
Pages: 425
Categories:Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Social Science / Death & Dying
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