THE TIMELESS TIME OF THE DEAD at the limits of temporal experience in grief

• Published in: Angelaki : journal of theoretical humanities Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 37 - 51
• Main Author: Hughes, Emily
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 02.09.2024
• Subjects: death; Denise Riley; grief; Maurice Merleau-Ponty; temporality; time

In this article, I focus on the way in which grief can alter temporal experience, to the extent that it is possible for the mourner to find themselves held out into the timeless time of the dead. My interpretation is informed by a close reading of poet Denise Riley's remarkable work Time Lived,...