An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard by Thomas Gray, George Sherburn - introduction

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/220037 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard Author: Thomas Gray, George Sherburn - introduction Narrator: Denis Daly Format: mp3 Length: 17 mins Release date: 04-05-22 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Death, Grief & Loss Publisher's Summary: Today Thomas Gray is remembered almost solely for this melancholy meditation on the inevitability of death and the insignificance of fame. The poem was originally thought to have been inspired by the death of Gray's close friend, Richard West, but modern critics think this to be unlikely. Retiring by nature, Gray did not want the elegy to be published, but his hand was forced by an unscrupulous editor who planned to publish the poem without permission. The polished elegance of the versification has ensured that the poem has retained its appeal over the centuries.