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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I saw a coffin get stuck once , at Rookwood , and it had to be yanked out with difficulty , and laid on the sods at the feet of the heart - broken relations , who howled dismally while the grave - diggers widened the hole .
I saw a coffin get stuck once , at Rookwood , and it had to be yanked out with difficulty , and laid on the sods at the feet of the heart - broken relations , who howled dismally while the grave - diggers widened the hole .
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That touches a man's inmost heart . -It does , Mr Bloom said . Your heart perhaps but what price the fellow in the six feet by two with his toes to the daisies ? No touching that . Seat of the affections . Broken heart .
That touches a man's inmost heart . -It does , Mr Bloom said . Your heart perhaps but what price the fellow in the six feet by two with his toes to the daisies ? No touching that . Seat of the affections . Broken heart .
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... mind brings its own edition of the universe of space along with it , its own room to inhabit ; and these spaces never crowd each other ... The heart of being can have no exclusions akin to those which our poor little hearts set up .
... mind brings its own edition of the universe of space along with it , its own room to inhabit ; and these spaces never crowd each other ... The heart of being can have no exclusions akin to those which our poor little hearts set up .
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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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