The Resource We are what we mourn : the contemporary English-Canadian elegy, Priscila Uppal
We are what we mourn : the contemporary English-Canadian elegy, Priscila Uppal
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The item We are what we mourn : the contemporary English-Canadian elegy, Priscila Uppal represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
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- Summary
- Why are so many contemporary poets writing elegies? Given a century shaped by two world wars, vast population displacements, and shifting attitudes towards aging and death, is the elegy form adaptable to the changing needs of writers and audiences? In a sceptical age, where can consolation be found?
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 312 pages)
- Contents
-
- Introduction: The work of mourning as reconnection: The contemporary English-Canadian Elegy
- 1. The burned house: Parental elegies and the reconstruction of family after death
- 2. Method for calling up ghosts: Elegies for places and the creation of local, regional, and national identities
- 3. What we save saves us: Elegies for cultural losses and displacements
- Conclusion: We are what we mourn
- Coda: If we are what we mourn, what will we become?
- Isbn
- 9780773577138
- Label
- We are what we mourn : the contemporary English-Canadian elegy
- Title
- We are what we mourn
- Title remainder
- the contemporary English-Canadian elegy
- Statement of responsibility
- Priscila Uppal
- Subject
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- 1900-2099
- Canadian poetry
- Canadian poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Canadian poetry -- 21st century -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Death in literature
- Death in literature
- Electronic books
- Elegiac poetry
- Elegiac poetry -- History and criticism
- Elegie
- Grief in literature
- Grief in literature
- Kanada
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Canadian
- Mourning customs in literature
- Mourning customs in literature
- POETRY -- American | General
- Trauer
- Englisch
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Why are so many contemporary poets writing elegies? Given a century shaped by two world wars, vast population displacements, and shifting attitudes towards aging and death, is the elegy form adaptable to the changing needs of writers and audiences? In a sceptical age, where can consolation be found?
- Cataloging source
- E7B
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Uppal, Priscila
- Dewey number
- C811/.54093548
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR9190.5
- LC item number
- .U67 2009eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Canadian poetry
- Canadian poetry
- Elegiac poetry
- Mourning customs in literature
- Grief in literature
- Death in literature
- POETRY
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Canadian poetry
- Death in literature
- Elegiac poetry
- Grief in literature
- Mourning customs in literature
- Elegie
- Trauer
- Kanada
- Englisch
- Label
- We are what we mourn : the contemporary English-Canadian elegy, Priscila Uppal
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The work of mourning as reconnection: The contemporary English-Canadian Elegy -- 1. The burned house: Parental elegies and the reconstruction of family after death -- 2. Method for calling up ghosts: Elegies for places and the creation of local, regional, and national identities -- 3. What we save saves us: Elegies for cultural losses and displacements -- Conclusion: We are what we mourn -- Coda: If we are what we mourn, what will we become?
- Control code
- 759157085
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 312 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780773577138
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9786612867583
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 286758
- 22573/ctt6vb9n
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)759157085
- Label
- We are what we mourn : the contemporary English-Canadian elegy, Priscila Uppal
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The work of mourning as reconnection: The contemporary English-Canadian Elegy -- 1. The burned house: Parental elegies and the reconstruction of family after death -- 2. Method for calling up ghosts: Elegies for places and the creation of local, regional, and national identities -- 3. What we save saves us: Elegies for cultural losses and displacements -- Conclusion: We are what we mourn -- Coda: If we are what we mourn, what will we become?
- Control code
- 759157085
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 312 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780773577138
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9786612867583
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 286758
- 22573/ctt6vb9n
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)759157085
Subject
- 1900-2099
- Canadian poetry
- Canadian poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Canadian poetry -- 21st century -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Death in literature
- Death in literature
- Electronic books
- Elegiac poetry
- Elegiac poetry -- History and criticism
- Elegie
- Grief in literature
- Grief in literature
- Kanada
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Canadian
- Mourning customs in literature
- Mourning customs in literature
- POETRY -- American | General
- Trauer
- Englisch
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