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Great Men to Mourn
From: The Last Word
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On the history of the eulogy being a public praising of great men, and on making the private public in demonstrations of grief: celebrity grieving, grieving on social media. This chapter introduces ideas about the eulogy as a form and ritual, and an example of Antigone by Sophocles.
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Julia Cooper
Julia Cooper has written for the Globe and Mail, the National Post, and Hazlitt magazine, among others. Based in Toronto, Ontario, she recently completed a PhD in English Literature at the University of Toronto.
