The Oxford Book of DeathDennis Joseph Enright Oxford University Press, 1983 - 351 psl. "Reading for this anthology," writes D.J. Enright, "I was moved to the thought that on no theme have writers shown themselves more lively." A survivor of Belsen voiced the same sentiment when, reflecting on the concentration camps, he wrote, "When in death we are in the midst of life." By turns poignant, tragic, comic, and inspiring, this anthology of thoughts about death ranges from ancient times to the present day--including almost 900 selections by poets, novelists, philosophers, scientists, and common people. Arranged under headings such as "Love," "War," "Last Words," and "Children," these selections show the varied, sometimes surprising, reactions of the dying and the bereaved to the final human act. |
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... ARTHUR WALEY , Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China , 1939 ( Chuang Tzu , Taoist philosopher , early 3rd century BC ) A slumber did my spirit seal ; I had no human fears : She seemed a thing that could not feel The touch of earthly ...
... ARTHUR WALEY , Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China , 1939 ( Chuang Tzu , Taoist philosopher , early 3rd century BC ) A slumber did my spirit seal ; I had no human fears : She seemed a thing that could not feel The touch of earthly ...
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... ARTHUR WALEY ( 1889-1966 ) , ' No Discharge ' No , no , no , my child : do not pray . If you do , you will throw away the main advantage of this place . Written over the gate here are the words ' Leave every hope behind , ye who enter ...
... ARTHUR WALEY ( 1889-1966 ) , ' No Discharge ' No , no , no , my child : do not pray . If you do , you will throw away the main advantage of this place . Written over the gate here are the words ' Leave every hope behind , ye who enter ...
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... Arthur Waley : ' No discharge ' from The Secret History of the Mongols ( 1963 ) . On Chuang Tzu from Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China ( 1939 ) . ' Fighting south of the ramparts ' from Chinese Poems , trans . Arthur Waley ( 1946 ) ...
... Arthur Waley : ' No discharge ' from The Secret History of the Mongols ( 1963 ) . On Chuang Tzu from Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China ( 1939 ) . ' Fighting south of the ramparts ' from Chinese Poems , trans . Arthur Waley ( 1946 ) ...
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