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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... moved to the thought that on no theme have writers shown themselves more lively . Nor is this some professional peculiarity : writers are in no fundamental respect different from other members of the race to which they belong . The ...
... moved to the thought that on no theme have writers shown themselves more lively . Nor is this some professional peculiarity : writers are in no fundamental respect different from other members of the race to which they belong . The ...
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... moved . But if monks come to the door , at the first sound of their wooden clappers , my divine soul will stop up its ears and run away , which I am sure you would not like . The Will of Yuan Mei ( 1716-98 ) , tr . Waley A wedding ...
... moved . But if monks come to the door , at the first sound of their wooden clappers , my divine soul will stop up its ears and run away , which I am sure you would not like . The Will of Yuan Mei ( 1716-98 ) , tr . Waley A wedding ...
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... moved . They were too frail to help each other now , and their children were too scattered , too busy . There was but one thing to be done ; it was for the best ; they would have to be moved to the Workhouse . The old couple were ...
... moved . They were too frail to help each other now , and their children were too scattered , too busy . There was but one thing to be done ; it was for the best ; they would have to be moved to the Workhouse . The old couple were ...
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