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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... called to appear upon the stage of life , to wear robes or tatters , to laugh or cry , be hooted or applauded ; we had lain perdus all this while , snug , out of harm's way ; and had slept out our thousands of centuries without wanting ...
... called to appear upon the stage of life , to wear robes or tatters , to laugh or cry , be hooted or applauded ; we had lain perdus all this while , snug , out of harm's way ; and had slept out our thousands of centuries without wanting ...
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... called The Infirmary ) ; abhorred more than debt , or prison , or beggary , or even the stain of madness . Hannah and Joseph thanked the Visiting Spinsters but pleaded to be left at home , to be left as they wanted , to cause no trouble ...
... called The Infirmary ) ; abhorred more than debt , or prison , or beggary , or even the stain of madness . Hannah and Joseph thanked the Visiting Spinsters but pleaded to be left at home , to be left as they wanted , to cause no trouble ...
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... called infinity . The following morning , babbling in his bed before rising , he was heard to say , ' finity ! ' and then , after a pause , ' Finity - one , finity - two ... ' and so on . SYLVIA ANTHONY , The Discovery of Death in ...
... called infinity . The following morning , babbling in his bed before rising , he was heard to say , ' finity ! ' and then , after a pause , ' Finity - one , finity - two ... ' and so on . SYLVIA ANTHONY , The Discovery of Death in ...
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