The Dead Beat Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries

Every morning, countless readers of the morning papers bypass the front page, neglect the sports section, and go directly to the obituary page. It''s not morbid curiosity (or not just that) that motivates them. Legions of obsessive fans turn to the obit page first because it very often contains the most gripping and best-told stories of the day. In The Dead Beat, former Life magazine writer and Esquire editor Marilyn Johnson makes a smart and light-hearted survey of obituary writing, unraveling the cult and culture of obituaries to consider what our feelings about death-and the way we write about it-tell us about how we live.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marilyn Johnson
• Editore: Harper Perennial USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 30.01.2007
• Categoria: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Condotta di vita, auto-realizzazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche
• EAN: 9780060758769
• ISBN: 978-0-06-075876-9
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 12.7 x 20.3 x 1.9 cm
• Serie: P.S.
• Categorie: Media Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, History of Science, Impact of science and technology on society, Society and culture: general, Writing and editing guides, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Sociology: death and dying, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, HISTORY: Social History, COMPOSITION & WRITING: JOURNALISM, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Death & Dying, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Authorship, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Fiction Writing, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Customs & Traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Technology Studies, Composition & Writing / Journalism