‘Rather a lot of death’: Misreading Lauris Edmond’s Late Song as an intentional last collection.

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  • Samantha Anne Lentle-Keenan Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

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https://doi.org/10.26686/knznq.v0i0.2016

Abstract

Ths article discusses the history of Lauris Edmond's posthumously published Late Song. It argues that editorial invention means that the work cannot be considered a final instalment of autobiography.

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Author Biography

Samantha Anne Lentle-Keenan, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

Senior Lecturer/ Programme Leader - Communication
School of Social Sciences
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

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Published

2013-11-04