Canadian Women’s Paternal Elegies
by
Tanis MacDonald
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Introduction
Introduction: Who Could Not Sing: Elegy and its (Female) Discontents
Tanis MacDonald
A daughter’s duty to care for her dying father and properly mourn his death is a commonly assumed cultural and familial obligation. If, as W. David Shaw suggests, we “want elegies...