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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... 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 , she looked for the first time troubled and said : ' Until now I have always known ...
... 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 , she looked for the first time troubled and said : ' Until now I have always known ...
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... died for us all . More men died for us Russians than for any other people , yet we have no such day . If you stop and think about the dead , who is to build the new world ? In three wars we have lost so many husbands , sons and lovers ...
... died for us all . More men died for us Russians than for any other people , yet we have no such day . If you stop and think about the dead , who is to build the new world ? In three wars we have lost so many husbands , sons and lovers ...
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... died . Those holy lights , wherewith they guide Unto the bed the bashful Bride , Serv'd , but as Tapers , for to burn And light my Relics to their urn . This Epitaph , which here you see , Supplied the Epithalamie . HERRICK , ' Upon a ...
... died . Those holy lights , wherewith they guide Unto the bed the bashful Bride , Serv'd , but as Tapers , for to burn And light my Relics to their urn . This Epitaph , which here you see , Supplied the Epithalamie . HERRICK , ' Upon a ...
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