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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Truly do we live on earth ? Not forever on earth ; only a little while here . Although it be jade , it will be broken , Although it be gold , it is crushed , Although it be quetzal feather , it is torn asunder . Not forever on earth ...
Truly do we live on earth ? Not forever on earth ; only a little while here . Although it be jade , it will be broken , Although it be gold , it is crushed , Although it be quetzal feather , it is torn asunder . Not forever on earth ...
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The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof , the earth and everything that dwells therein . ' The priest scattered earth in the form of a cross over the body of Marya Nikolayevna . They sang ' The souls of the just ' .
The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof , the earth and everything that dwells therein . ' The priest scattered earth in the form of a cross over the body of Marya Nikolayevna . They sang ' The souls of the just ' .
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John BUNYAN ( 162888 ) , The Pilgrim's Progress That day of wrath , that dreadful day , When heaven and earth shall pass away , What power shall be the sinner's stay ? How shall he meet that dreadful day ...
John BUNYAN ( 162888 ) , The Pilgrim's Progress That day of wrath , that dreadful day , When heaven and earth shall pass away , What power shall be the sinner's stay ? How shall he meet that dreadful day ...
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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 |
| Originalas iš | Mičigano universitetas |
| Pakeista skaitmenine forma | 28 gruodžio 2006 |
| ISBN | 0192141295, 9780192141293 |
| Ilgis | 351 psl. |
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