Between Enlightenment and Romanticism, Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard has the power to make us understand how feelings of human beings are turning into a sublime vision of death. This is indeed an effective sensiblerie conceived as a precious opportunity to keep alive the memory of the loved ones. The role played by poetry, in this context, is of paramount importance. That is why dark landscapes, skulls, and night visions turn into a privileged symbol and a comforting asylum where the poet entertains his sorrowful mind.

The Fragile Nature of Human Glory: Death and Poetry in Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

Dario Tomasello
2017-01-01

Abstract

Between Enlightenment and Romanticism, Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard has the power to make us understand how feelings of human beings are turning into a sublime vision of death. This is indeed an effective sensiblerie conceived as a precious opportunity to keep alive the memory of the loved ones. The role played by poetry, in this context, is of paramount importance. That is why dark landscapes, skulls, and night visions turn into a privileged symbol and a comforting asylum where the poet entertains his sorrowful mind.
2017
978-3-319-55758-8
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