The Day after the Funeral [Poem]
โ Scribed by Thomas H. Landess
- Book ID
- 124577295
- Publisher
- Project MUSE
- Year
- 1972
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0037-3052
- DOI
- 10.2307/27542683
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In our deepest grief we still turn instinctively to poetry for solace. These poems, drawn from many different ages and cultures, remind us that the experience of parting is a timelessly human one: however alone the loss of a loved one leaves us, our mourning is also something that deeply unites us;
When Cora is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richard's funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richard's will, Cora was clearly heard to say: "It's been hushed up very nicely, hasn't it. But he was murde