‘Rather a lot of death’: Misreading Lauris Edmond’s Late Song as an intentional last collection.
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https://doi.org/10.26686/knznq.v0i0.2016Abstract
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.Downloads
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