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Pope’s “Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady”

Year: 1971 Source: Modern Language Quarterly, v.32, (September 1971), p.255-267 SIEC No: 19842628

This paper discusses Alexander Pope’s “Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady”. Pope’s attitudes toward suicide are analyzed in relation to the “lady” in the poem who committs suicide.

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Pope’s “Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady”

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