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The Last Word: Reviving the Dying Art of Eulogy by Cooper, Julia
by Cooper, Julia | PB | VeryGood
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Book Title
- The Last Word
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781552453414
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Coach House Books
ISBN-10
1552453413
ISBN-13
9781552453414
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234786162
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
168 Pages
Publication Name
Last Word : Reviving the Dying Art of Eulogy
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Death & Dying, Public Speaking
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Exploded Views Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
4.9 Oz
Item Length
7.6 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-431066
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
393
Synopsis
A lively examination of why the modern eulogy should rest in peace. Finding the right words to reckon with a loved one's death is no easy task, and the pressure to grieve in a timely fashion only makes the difficulty of saying a meaningful goodbye that much harder. We are continually instructed to contain our grief to a limited period, to promptly 'get over it' and return to business as usual - is it any wonder that, when themoment for speaking directly to death arrives, we so often grasp at clichés in order to avoid examining our sorrow? In turning a critical eye toward the act of eulogy, Julia Cooper manages to perceptively, even playfully, create a new space for the bleak act of mourning. Examining fictional eulogies inThe Big Lebowski and Love Actually alongside teary speeches at celebrity funerals and reflections on mourning from Roland Barthes and Jacques Derrida, The Last Word is a light in the dark. Braiding her delightful, lively cultural analysis with her own personal experiences of loss, Cooper makes a stunning and compelling case for a more compassionateapproach to grief., A lively examination of why the modern eulogy should rest in peace. Finding the right words to reckon with a loved one's death is no easy task, and the pressure to grieve in a timely fashion only makes the difficulty of saying a meaningful goodbye that much harder. We are continually instructed to contain our grief to a limited period, to promptly 'get over it' and return to business as usual - is it any wonder that, when the moment for speaking directly to death arrives, we so often grasp at clich s in order to avoid examining our sorrow? In turning a critical eye toward the act of eulogy, Julia Cooper manages to perceptively, even playfully, create a new space for the bleak act of mourning. Examining fictional eulogies in The Big Lebowski and Love Actually alongside teary speeches at celebrity funerals and reflections on mourning from Roland Barthes and Jacques Derrida, The Last Word is a light in the dark. Braiding her delightful, lively cultural analysis with her own personal experiences of loss, Cooper makes a stunning and compelling case for a more compassionate approach to grief.
LC Classification Number
GT3390.C67 2017
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