| Description |
viii, 246 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The graveyards of old New England hold an incredible range of poetic messages in the epitaphs etched into the gravestones, each a profound expression of emotion, culture, religion, and literature. These epitaphs are old, but their themes are timeless: mourning and faith, grief and hope, loss, and memory. This book tells the story of a years-long walk among gravestones and shares insights gained along the way. It identifies the source texts and authors chosen for these stones; interprets something of the tastes and beliefs of the people who did the choosing; offers some hypotheses on the various ways these texts were accessible to readers in remote towns and villages; gives a brief summary of the religious context of the times; and reflects on how the language and literature chosen for these epitaphs express these peoples' conflicted and evolving attitudes towards life, death, and eternity"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Cemeteries -- New England.
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Epitaphs -- New England.
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Sepulchral monuments -- New England.
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New England -- Social life and customs -- To 1775.
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
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Cemeteries. (OCoLC)fst00850521
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Epitaphs. (OCoLC)fst00914366
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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New England. (OCoLC)fst01241913
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781476685458 paperback |
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1476685452 paperback |
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9781476643298 electronic book |
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