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The Cultural History of Death

This module explores how literary representations of the historical and social treatment of the dead presents a vivid insight into the cultural behaviour, ideology and social order of different cultural and historical contexts.

You will explore the beliefs and attitudes towards the dead within literature from the Middles Ages through to more contemporary examples and debates.

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