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The daring muse of the early Stuart funeral elegy / James Doelman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doelman, James, 1963- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elegiac poetry, English--History and criticism.
- Elegiac poetry, English.
- English poetry--17th century--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 317 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2021.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- A broad reading of the period's rich trove of funeral elegies, in both manuscript and print, which daringly use individual deaths as opportunities for ethical reflection, political comment, and even satire.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Prince Henry
- 'A prison is in all things like a grave' : elegies on Arbella Stuart, Sir Thomas Overbury, and Sir Walter Ralegh
- Royal deaths
- Military deaths of the 1620s
- To 'Silence Slanders toungue' : elegies on George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
- A defence of suicide : William Douglas' funeral elegy on the Second Earl of Lothian
- Funeral elegies on elite women
- From robe to winding sheet : funeral elegies on churchmen and scholars
- Distracted into heresy
- Afterword.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 24, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781526144195
- 1526144190
- OCLC:
- 1255887044
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