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The Lamentation of the Dead: Inaugural Lecture by the Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford, Given on 25 October 1984 (Poetica)
The Lamentation of the Dead Inaugural Lecture by the Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford Given on 25 October 1984 - Poetica
Author: Peter Levi
Poetica 19 Peter Levi's inaugural lecture as Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford discusses the lamentation of the dead in written and oral poetry from Homer and the Bible to recent times, by way of Shakespeare, Milton and the Serbian epics. He puts forward the view that `The Lament for Arthur O'Leary', composed by his widow Eileen...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780856461408
ISBN-10: 0856461407
Pages: 40
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Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry
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