The Oxford Book of DeathDennis Joseph Enright Oxford University Press, 1987 - 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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... hell in poetry because it offers a future which the other two lack , we are bound to remember that this future lies in one or other of those less poetic places . Hell is another matter altogether , and more our matter . Chateau- briand ...
... hell in poetry because it offers a future which the other two lack , we are bound to remember that this future lies in one or other of those less poetic places . Hell is another matter altogether , and more our matter . Chateau- briand ...
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... Hell - town ? ' It's wonderful to look at it , isn't it , ' an Elder once said , ' Surely this alone makes it worth while to be dead ! ' So Heaven and Hell live side by side And such troubles as happen are of the mildest kind . Now and ...
... Hell - town ? ' It's wonderful to look at it , isn't it , ' an Elder once said , ' Surely this alone makes it worth while to be dead ! ' So Heaven and Hell live side by side And such troubles as happen are of the mildest kind . Now and ...
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... hell ? Meph . Why , this is hell , nor am I out of it . Think'st thou that I , who saw the face of God , And tasted the eternal joys of heaven , Am not tormented with ten thousand hells In being depriv'd of everlasting bliss ...
... hell ? Meph . Why , this is hell , nor am I out of it . Think'st thou that I , who saw the face of God , And tasted the eternal joys of heaven , Am not tormented with ten thousand hells In being depriv'd of everlasting bliss ...
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