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Reanimating grief

By William McEvoy

Reanimating grief

By William McEvoy

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Reanimating grief is a wide-ranging study of the poetics of bereavement in theatre, literature and song. It examines the way cultural works reanimate the dead in the form of ghosts, memories or scenes of mourning, and uses critical and creative writing to express grief's subjectivity and uniqueness. It covers classic texts from Greek tragedy and Shakespeare to works by Anton Chekhov, Samuel Beckett, Enda Walsh, Sally Rooney and Maggie O'Farrell. The book argues that the return of the dead in theatre and fiction is an act of memorial and an expression of love that illustrates the relationship between art, enchantment and impossibility.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
210
Release Date:
2026-01-20
Publication Date:
2026-01-20
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1526194694
ISBN13:
9781526194695
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
271 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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