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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... wish it to be thought that this act of definition puts a full- stop , as it were , to any further discussion . The question of why metaphysics , to take the most obvious example , seems to me to be a subject lacking in intelligible ...
... wish it to be thought that this act of definition puts a full- stop , as it were , to any further discussion . The question of why metaphysics , to take the most obvious example , seems to me to be a subject lacking in intelligible ...
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... wish it would hurry . We're taught not to be overly cheery now , to omit the ' Everything's fine ' routine , and we have done pretty well . But now one is left in a lonely silent void . With the protective ' fine , fine ' gone , the ...
... wish it would hurry . We're taught not to be overly cheery now , to omit the ' Everything's fine ' routine , and we have done pretty well . But now one is left in a lonely silent void . With the protective ' fine , fine ' gone , the ...
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... wish it to - up to the ankles , or the knees , or the hips , or their sides , or their ears . And heavenly delights arise . Again , if beings wish the water to be cold , for them it becomes cold ; if they wish it to be hot , for them it ...
... wish it to - up to the ankles , or the knees , or the hips , or their sides , or their ears . And heavenly delights arise . Again , if beings wish the water to be cold , for them it becomes cold ; if they wish it to be hot , for them it ...
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