'A Funeral Elegy' by W.S. - Complete Audiobook

"A Funeral Elegy" by W.S.

"A Funeral Elegy" was, for a short time in the late 1990s, thought to have been written by Shakespeare. The poem was included in the Shakespeare 2020 Project because the Project took its reading list from the Riverside Shakespeare (Second Edition), which was published in 1997 and includes the poem. The poem is no longer considered to be Shakespeare's work.

"A Funeral Elegy" is primarily written in rhyming quatrains, e.g., ABABCDCDEFEFGHGH, etc. In this video, the visual text is split into eight-line sections with an ABABCDCD rhyme scheme, but the visual presentation changes for stanzas in which the rhyme scheme is irregular.

Read by Ian Doescher.

[LoudWritr]

So nice to listen to you read this. What a relaxing way to bring our year of Shakespeare to a close. Thank you!!

[shirleymcdonald]

Thank you. Yes, perfect way to end the year.

[michaelgilbert]

HE DIED IN LIFE IN DEATH HE LIVES MY FATHER LOREN JAY GILBERT