Churchill’s Funeral (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Geoffrey Hill
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Work: Elegy
- Genres: Poetry, Elegy
- Subjects: 1960’s, World War II, England or English people, War, Death or dying, Politicians, London, Funeral rites or ceremonies
The Poem
“Churchill’s Funeral” is a poem in five sections. The poem begins by flashing back to London during World War II. The stained-glass windows of the great churches of London have been damaged by German bombing. The people inside the churches, or those who are seeking to rescue the victims, have been wounded, maimed, or killed. There is a curious nobility about their deaths, however, a grandeur equal to the devastated beauty of the churches. This nobility is brought to mind, years later, by the state funeral of former British prime minister Winston Churchill at St....
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