Reading the Gravestones of Old New England (Paperback)

The graveyards of old New England hold an incredible range of poetic messages in the epitaphs etched into the gravestones, each a profound expression of emotion, culture, religion, and literature. These epitaphs are old, but their themes are timeless: mourning and faith, grief and hope, loss, and memory. This book tells the story of a years-long walk among gravestones and shares insights gained along the way. It identifies the source texts and authors chosen for these stones; interprets something of the tastes and beliefs of the people who did the choosing; offers some hypotheses on the various ways these texts were accessible to readers in remote towns and villages; gives a brief summary of the religious context of the times; and reflects on how the language and literature chosen for these epitaphs express these peoples' conflicted and evolving attitudes towards life, death, and eternity.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2021
Authors:	John G.S. Hanson
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	172
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-8545-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-4766-8545-2
Barcode:	9781476685458

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