The Felicity and Perfection of Thomas Gray’s “Elegy”
The greatness of Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard has never been doubted. The poem is a chain of melancholy musings on the obscure lot of the humble village folk who lie buried at Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire. It reveals much of Gray’s mental attitudes, moods and beliefs. In the... Sign in to see full entry.