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Quoting Death in Early Modern England: The Poetics of Epitaphs Beyond the Tomb By Scott L. Newstok

An innovative study of the Renaissance practice of making epitaphic gestures within other English genres. A poetics of quotation uncovers the ways in which writers including Shakespeare, Marlowe, Holinshed, Sidney, Jonson, Donne, and Elizabeth I have recited these texts within new contexts. Visit Palgrave Macmillan and purchase your copy today!

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What a way to go PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 02 September 2007
What a way to go - Northern NSW business creates beautiful hand-painted designs on recycled cardboard coffins

Australia - Evelyn Jones and Julie Ward, co-owners of The Rose and The Lily Funeral Wares, say that the funeral industry in Australia is undergoing massive transformation and people are looking at all the alternatives. Evelyn and Julie specialise in creating unique coffin designs for their customers as well as providing standard designs for when a coffin is needed quickly. “We realised from organising funerals for our parents that the option of a personalised and beautiful coffin just wasn’t there” said Evelyn and Julie.” That’s what got us started. And when we looked into it further there was also a huge need for an eco-friendly coffin. Traditional coffins can be very toxic and there’s also the issue of precious timber resources.

A lot of people don’t want an old-growth tree to be chopped down just to be buried or burned.”

Evelyn and Julie decided to find a coffin that was environmentally friendly and able to be decorated and they found just what they were looking for here in Australia. The “earthbeds” range was born and consists of a casket that is made from 100% recycled cardboard and a more traditionally shaped coffin that is made from 85 % recycled cardboard. Both vessels are strong and capable of safely carrying up to 120 kg and fully comply with all requirements of the funeral industry as well as the Health Departments in all states and territories.


 

“A lot of people say that choosing a coffin is the hardest part of organising a funeral. We hope our selection of creative, eco-friendly caskets and coffins makes this decision not only easier but also gives people something really special to remember in the years to come,” said Evelyn and Julie.

 

You can view the full range of The Rose and The Lily Funeral Wares on their website www.earthbeds.com.au  and read articles about the revolution in the funeral industry.

 

Evelyn and Julie are happy to discuss your needs and can be contacted by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone on 02 6677 1515, 0432546203 or 0429952087. You can also write to them at The Rose and The Lily Funeral Wares PO Box 703 Burringbar NSW 2483

http://www.westender.com.au/stories.php?s_id=690

 
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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

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