[PW] ? Recessional by Rudyard Kipling

[Franco, Adrienne]

Diamonds are forever? Kipling's imperialism 
Denis Judd. History Today. London: Jun 1997. Vol.47, Iss. 6;  pg. 37, 7 pgs
Full-text is available in ProQuest Research Library database, available in many academic and public libraries.  This article is about the poem.
 
The Genesis of 'The Recessional' By: Yeats, A. W.; University of Texas Studies in English, 1952; 31: 97-108 
 
This poem is also discussed in the following book:
 
Zohreh T. Sullivan. Narratives of Empire: The Fictions of Rudyard Kipling. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1993
 
Here's one strategy you can try.  Go to google books  http://books.google.com
In search box, type in:   recessional +kipling +poem
 
This will retrieve books which mention this poem.  If the book is copyrighted, you will not be able to read the book online.  However, you can check nearby libraries to see if they own.
 
Also, in library catalogs, try a SUBJECT search:
kipling, rudyard
This should bring you to a list of subject headings.
Look for subject:  kipling, rudyard, 1865-1936 Criticism and interpretation
 
Books assigned this subject heading include criticism of his works.
Check table of contents and index to see if this poem is included.
 
Adrienne Franco / Iona College
 
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From: project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org on behalf of Mary Barna
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Subject: [PW] ? Recessional by Rudyard Kipling

Help a staff member's son graduate.  She is about to slay him.  He needs
enough information to do a 5 minute speech.  He needs 3 citations.  What
I am asking for is a website that has an interpretation or analysis of
the poem.  She and her son have searched high and low for this
information.  They found the poem but no analysis.  Please help save a
life (the graduation party is already paid for).  Please ASAP.
 
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