Elegiac air honours more than lost lives

Kevin Jones

Elegiac air honours more than lost lives

Kevin Jones

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Abstract

In the opening weeks of the Iraq war this article highlighted the irony of remembering the 'fallen' using the music of Elgar's Nimrod, named after the mythical Mesopotamian hunter. It used the context to contrast Elgar's contacts with hawkish US statesman John Hays, chief architect of the UK's 'special relationship', with the pacifist counsel of Elgar's collaborator A.C.Benson, who wanted to tone-down his lyrics to 'Land of Hope and Glory'.

Original language	English
Journal	Times Educational Supplement
Publication status	Published - 2 May 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Politics and international studies

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Elegiac air honours more than lost lives

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