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The art of dying
- Title
- The art of dying / Sarah Tolmie.
- Author
- Tolmie, Sarah
- Publication
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- 105 pages; 19 cm
- Summary
- "Sarah Tolmie describes this book as "a contemporary Ars moriendi." It belongs to a rich tradition, going back to the Middle Ages and beyond, of 'Arts of ... ' books (loving, writing, painting, etc.) Compared to Trio, her previous book in MQUP's poetry series, this one is shorter - not just in its page count, but also because some of the poems are quite short, almost aphorisms. Unlike Trio, which was a collection of 120 sonnets, The Art of Dying is not married to a single form; it is basically satirical; and to an unusual extent for a poetry collection, it's more or less thesis-driven (arguing that our euphemisms and denials of death are nauseating and that the idea of a digital afterlife is folly). She adds: "A world of cheer, as you can intuit.""--
- Series Statement
- The Hugh MacLennan poetry series
- Uniform Title
- Hugh MacLennan poetry series.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Poetry.
- Note
- Poems.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Call Number
- JFC 18-355
- ISBN
- 9780773552715
- 0773552715
- LCCN
- 2017491971
- OCLC
- 991531303
- Author
- Tolmie, Sarah, author.
- Title
- The art of dying / Sarah Tolmie.
- Publisher
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- The Hugh MacLennan poetry seriesHugh MacLennan poetry series.
- Additional Formats
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Chronological Term
- 2000-2099
- Other Form:
- Tolmie, Sarah, 1971- Art of dying. Hugh MacLennan poetry series The Hugh MacLennan poetry series (CaOONL)2017904236X
- Research Call Number
- JFC 18-355