Gone Home: Southern Folk Gravestone Art

Gone Home: Southern Folk Gravestone Art

(With photographs by Suzannah Solomon.) Four decades ago, folklorists Jack and Olivia Solomon began documenting Southern cemeteries, recording the names, lives and epitaphs of thousands of the deceased. The volume they now share with us is not a Book of the Dead, but a Book of Life.
The Solomons reveal here their love and respect for the â‚¬Å“final resting placesâ‚¬Â of this world. In these pages are recorded the sorrow for a lost child, the anger over the murder of a brother, the strengths of an admired civic leader, the life of a beloved preacher, the character of a stalwart soldier, as well as the grief for a mother, a father, a son, a daughter, a wife, a husband. Many of these epitaphs console and give promise of a â‚¬Å“better home over yonder.â‚¬Â Others remind one of the shortness of life and the surety of death. As in life, there is witâ‚¬â€¢the humor of a wife who reminds her spouse, â‚¬Å“I told you I was sick!â‚¬Ââ‚¬â€¢and profundityâ‚¬â€¢the laconic remark, â‚¬Å“She hath done what she could.â‚¬Â The book also discusses historical precedents for Alabama epitaphs, different types of epitaphs, gravestone writings as folk literature, gravestones as architecture/sculpture, and the lettering of epitaphs.
Country USA
Brand NewSouth Books
Manufacturer NewSouth Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781588381163
ReleaseDate 2004-08-01

Country	USA
Brand	NewSouth Books
Manufacturer	NewSouth Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781588381163
ReleaseDate	2004-08-01

Gone Home: Southern Folk Gravestone Art

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