Grief and mourning are generally considered to be private, yet
universal instincts. But in a media age of televised funerals and
visible bereavement, elegies are increasingly significant and open
to public scrutiny. Providing an overview of the history of the
term and the different ways in which it is used, David Kennedy:
outlines the origins of elegy, and the characteristics of the genre
examines the psychology and cultural background underlying works of
mourning explores how the modern elegy has evolved, and how it
differs from 'canonical elegy', also looking at female elegists and
feminist readings considers the elegy in the light of writing by
theorists such as Jacques Derrida and Catherine Waldby looks at the
elegy in contemporary writing, and particularly at how it has
emerged and been adapted as a response to terrorist attacks such as
9/11. Emphasising and explaining the significance of elegy today,
this illuminating guide to an emotive literary genre will be of
interest to students of literature, media and culture.
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