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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... Believe that life is worth living , and your belief will help create the fact . ' The same desire or need informs Unamuno's equally tentative but more intense speculations : even in the non - believer there lurks a vague shadow , ' a ...
... Believe that life is worth living , and your belief will help create the fact . ' The same desire or need informs Unamuno's equally tentative but more intense speculations : even in the non - believer there lurks a vague shadow , ' a ...
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... believe that doctrine . ' JOHNSON : ' Hold , Sir ; do you believe that some will be punished at all ? ' DR ADAMS : ' Being excluded from heaven will be a punishment ; yet there may be no great positive suffering . ' JOHNSON : ' Well ...
... believe that doctrine . ' JOHNSON : ' Hold , Sir ; do you believe that some will be punished at all ? ' DR ADAMS : ' Being excluded from heaven will be a punishment ; yet there may be no great positive suffering . ' JOHNSON : ' Well ...
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... believe in ghosts and that apparitions from beyond the grave must seem childish to an enlightened nation . ' ' What ? ' he says in reply . ' When the whole of antiquity believed in these miraculous phenomena , are we not allowed to ...
... believe in ghosts and that apparitions from beyond the grave must seem childish to an enlightened nation . ' ' What ? ' he says in reply . ' When the whole of antiquity believed in these miraculous phenomena , are we not allowed to ...
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