Dying the Bad Death: Critique of the Suicide Burial in Robert Southey’s “The Cross Roads”

Mistreatment of the body following a stigmatized death is a culturally relevant issue that disproportionately affects marginalized groups. Robert Southey’s “The Cross Roads” details the life and death of a young working class woman through a folkloric retelling of her murder. In this work, I curate...

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Main Author: Campbell Pratt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2024-02-01
Series:Spectrum
Online Access:https://spectrumjournal.ca/index.php/spectrum/article/view/225