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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... smile a different smile . I noticed this on returning from the funeral of a poet . Since then I have often checked it , and my theory has been confirmed . ANNA AKHMATOVA ( 1889-1966 ) , tr . Richard McKane All mankind is of one author ...
... smile a different smile . I noticed this on returning from the funeral of a poet . Since then I have often checked it , and my theory has been confirmed . ANNA AKHMATOVA ( 1889-1966 ) , tr . Richard McKane All mankind is of one author ...
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... smiles . - They tell the story , he said , that two drunks came out here one foggy evening to look for the grave of a friend of theirs . They asked for Mulcahy from the Coombe and were told where he was buried . After traipsing about in ...
... smiles . - They tell the story , he said , that two drunks came out here one foggy evening to look for the grave of a friend of theirs . They asked for Mulcahy from the Coombe and were told where he was buried . After traipsing about in ...
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... smile again . He did , then said , still smiling : ' We have no eternal Hell in Hinduism ; even a little practice of dharma will go a long way in accumulating merit . ' He quoted a line from the Gita in Sanskrit . ARTHUR KOESTLER ( b ...
... smile again . He did , then said , still smiling : ' We have no eternal Hell in Hinduism ; even a little practice of dharma will go a long way in accumulating merit . ' He quoted a line from the Gita in Sanskrit . ARTHUR KOESTLER ( b ...
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