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Last Rites

Villegas, Megan A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1212086186

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2008, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, English (Arts and Sciences).
As a collection of poetry, "Last Rites" begins to examine the impact being raised in an organized religion, specifically Catholicism, has on an adult search for meaning. The introduction discusses the work of Andrew Hudgins as an established poet in a similar tradition of religious inquiry. Hudgins' work reveals the disconnect between the human body one experiences life with, and the spiritual body governed by some higher power. The poems in "Last Rites" work toward those revelations, looking to find a capital "T" truth outside the bounds of an institution while still acknowledging the power that institution has over the speaker/writer.
Sharmila Voorakarra, PhD (Committee Chair)
Carey Snyder, PhD (Committee Member)
Mark Halliday, PhD (Committee Member)
73 p.
Literature; Religion
Catholic; poetry; adultery; bicycle riding; voice mails

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  • Villegas, M. A. (2008). Last Rites [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1212086186

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Villegas, Megan. Last Rites. 2008. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1212086186.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Villegas, Megan. "Last Rites." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1212086186

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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