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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EDMUND BLUNDEN ( 1896-1974 ) , ' The Midnight Skaters ' Do not go gentle into that good night , Old age should burn and rave at close of day ; Rage , rage against the dying of the light . Though wise men at their end know dark is right ...
EDMUND BLUNDEN ( 1896-1974 ) , ' The Midnight Skaters ' Do not go gentle into that good night , Old age should burn and rave at close of day ; Rage , rage against the dying of the light . Though wise men at their end know dark is right ...
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But now the building has gone dumb : Light and delight give way to gloom . Though listen : a mean wailing thud Near the bare stage , in some dark placePerhaps the parting of a dud String on an ancient double - bassAnd an ill - tempered ...
But now the building has gone dumb : Light and delight give way to gloom . Though listen : a mean wailing thud Near the bare stage , in some dark placePerhaps the parting of a dud String on an ancient double - bassAnd an ill - tempered ...
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HEINRICH VON KLEIST , to Marie von Kleist , a cousin by marriage , 21 November 1811 , the day on which he shot himself and Henriette Vogel , who was incurably ill with cancer ; tr . Philip B. Miller We shall have beds round which light ...
HEINRICH VON KLEIST , to Marie von Kleist , a cousin by marriage , 21 November 1811 , the day on which he shot himself and Henriette Vogel , who was incurably ill with cancer ; tr . Philip B. Miller We shall have beds round which light ...
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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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