The Oxford Book of Death"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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When she first knew she was seriously ill , she had written to her son , ' dying is a job ... the important thing is to do it as well as one can ' . When death was imminent her attitude was the same . Two days before she died ...
When she first knew she was seriously ill , she had written to her son , ' dying is a job ... the important thing is to do it as well as one can ' . When death was imminent her attitude was the same . Two days before she died ...
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Stuart Gilbert They fought south of the ramparts , They died north of the wall . They died in the moors and were not buried . Their flesh was the food of crows . ' Tell the crows we are not afraid ; We have died in the moors and cannot ...
Stuart Gilbert They fought south of the ramparts , They died north of the wall . They died in the moors and were not buried . Their flesh was the food of crows . ' Tell the crows we are not afraid ; We have died in the moors and cannot ...
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On closer inspection , we found an almost illegible epitaph on the stone , and with difficulty made out this forlorn verse : Poorly lived , And poorly died , Poorly buried , And no one cried . It would be hard to compress the story of a ...
On closer inspection , we found an almost illegible epitaph on the stone , and with difficulty made out this forlorn verse : Poorly lived , And poorly died , Poorly buried , And no one cried . It would be hard to compress the story of a ...
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| Pavadinimas | The Oxford Book of Death |
| Redaktorius | Dennis Joseph Enright |
| Sudarė | Dennis Joseph Enright |
| Leidimas | pakartotinai išspausdintas |
| Leidėjas | Oxford University Press, 1983 |
| ISBN | 0192141295, 9780192141293 |
| Ilgis | 351 psl. |
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