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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... face to face to Death till death ... I know , besides , That life is but a dark and stormy night Of senseless dreams , terrors , and broken sleeps ; A tyranny , devising pains to plague And make man long in dying , racks his death ; And ...
... face to face to Death till death ... I know , besides , That life is but a dark and stormy night Of senseless dreams , terrors , and broken sleeps ; A tyranny , devising pains to plague And make man long in dying , racks his death ; And ...
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... face through the dirty compartment window . What a noise that crowd was making ! ' Sandwiches ! ' ' Il Corriere dell'Isola . And then the panting of the tired breathless train . . . and that appalling sun as they arrived , those lying faces ...
... face through the dirty compartment window . What a noise that crowd was making ! ' Sandwiches ! ' ' Il Corriere dell'Isola . And then the panting of the tired breathless train . . . and that appalling sun as they arrived , those lying faces ...
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... face was contorted . He stretched out his neck . If a wolf cub had done this it would have been obvious that it was about to howl . The boy covered his face with his hands and burst into sobs . BORIS PASTERNAK ( 1890-1960 ) , Doctor ...
... face was contorted . He stretched out his neck . If a wolf cub had done this it would have been obvious that it was about to howl . The boy covered his face with his hands and burst into sobs . BORIS PASTERNAK ( 1890-1960 ) , Doctor ...
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