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Unread 04-26-2017, 05:09 PM
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I think Death and the Maiden is the standard interpretation of Piazza Piece. The play of that against stereotypical southern gentility is for me the major driver of the poem's effect.

The image of Death as a southern gentleman in a dustcoat is a beauty. It reminds me of the legendary (& perhaps historical) mystery man who politely assisted women in jumping from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, 1911, here.

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