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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... leaving all your friends , your brother's family in particular , in great prosperity . ' He said that he felt that ... leave them : I therefore have all reason to die contented . ' He then diverted himself with inventing several ...
... leaving all your friends , your brother's family in particular , in great prosperity . ' He said that he felt that ... leave them : I therefore have all reason to die contented . ' He then diverted himself with inventing several ...
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... leave us nothing save the inexorable fact of their gesture and the summary decencies of their tattered and darned clothing , are as much mute chroniclers of their times , in the dreadfully repetitive record of their failures , as those ...
... leave us nothing save the inexorable fact of their gesture and the summary decencies of their tattered and darned clothing , are as much mute chroniclers of their times , in the dreadfully repetitive record of their failures , as those ...
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... leave the house : I like to stay in dressing - gown And slippers , home , beside the spouse . Leave me with her ! My soul enjoys So much the music I can hear In the pure chatter of her voice ! And then her look , so true and clear ...
... leave the house : I like to stay in dressing - gown And slippers , home , beside the spouse . Leave me with her ! My soul enjoys So much the music I can hear In the pure chatter of her voice ! And then her look , so true and clear ...
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