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Jack Solomon, Olivia Solomon, Suzanne Solomon

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NewSouth, Incorporated
30 August 2004

History of Art & Design Styles; Folk art; Folklore, myths & legends

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 """"final resting places"""" 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 """"better home over yonder."""" Others remind one of the shortness of life and the surety of death. As in life, there is wit—the humor of a wife who reminds her spouse, """"I told you I was sick!""""—and profundity—the laconic remark, """"She hath done what she could."""" 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.

By: Jack Solomon, Olivia Solomon, Suzanne Solomon
Imprint: NewSouth, Incorporated
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781588381163
ISBN 10: 1588381161
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 30 August 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jack Solomon (Author) JACK SOLOMON is Folklorist-in-Residence at Central Alabama Community College and a retired college teacher. He is coauthor, with Olivia Solomon, of such books as Cracklin Bread and Asfidity, Zackary Zan, Sweet Bunch of Daisies, and Honey in the Rock. Olivia Solomon (Author) OLIVIA SOLOMON is a folklorist and creative writer. She is coauthor, with Jack Solomon, of such books as Cracklin Bread and Asfidity, Zackary Zan, Sweet Bunch of Daisies, and Honey in the Rock.