The Last Word - (Exploded Views) by Julia Cooper (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A lively examination of why the modern eulogy should rest in peace.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>A lively examination of why the modern eulogy should rest in peace.</b></p><p>Finding the right words to reckon with a loved one's death is no easy task, and the pressure to grieve in a timely fashion only makes the difficulty of saying a meaningful goodbye that much harder. We are continually instructed to contain our grief to a limited period, to promptly 'get over it' and return to business as usual - is it any wonder that, when the moment for speaking directly to death arrives, we so often grasp at clichés in order to avoid examining our sorrow?</p><p>In turning a critical eye toward the act of eulogy, Julia Cooper manages to perceptively, even playfully, create a new space for the bleak act of mourning. Examining fictional eulogies in <i>The Big Lebowski</i> and <i>Love Actually</i> alongside teary speeches at celebrity funerals and reflections on mourning from Roland Barthes and Jacques Derrida, <i>The Last Word</i> is a light in the dark. Braiding her delightful, lively cultural analysis with her own personal experiences of loss, Cooper makes a stunning and compelling case for a more compassionate approach to grief.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Julia Cooper</b> has written for the <i>Globe and Mail</i>, the <i>National Post</i>, and <i>Hazlitt</i> magazine, among others. Based in Toronto, Ontario, she recently completed a PhD in English Literature at the University of Toronto.</p>
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