"A Libell, for an Epitaph": The Parodic Epitaph in the Early Stuart Period.

The article focuses on the parodic epitaph in the early stuart age. It states that the parodic epitaph differs from the parent genre wherein it offers a counter to the official version that praised the deceased. It cites the immortality of the parodic was based upon multiplication of copies, encoura...

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Published in:	Appositions: Studies in Renaissance / Early Modern Literature & Culture Vol. 1; pp. 26 - 34
Main Author:	Doelman, James
Format:	Article
Published:	W. Scott Howard 2008
Subjects:	Epitaphs in literature Parody in literature Literary form Dead Laudatory poetry Death Legacies Rhetoric Criticism
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