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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... better , only it would be praying for what God has already granted us . ' Lord , let me know A.B.'s end ' would be bad enough . Even though A.B. were Mr Gladstone we might hear he was not to die yet . ' Lord , stop A.B. from knowing ...
... better , only it would be praying for what God has already granted us . ' Lord , let me know A.B.'s end ' would be bad enough . Even though A.B. were Mr Gladstone we might hear he was not to die yet . ' Lord , stop A.B. from knowing ...
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... better state , stripped of all outward encumbrances and left simply himself . . . Do you therefore , Marcia , always act as if you knew that the eyes of your father and your son were set upon you not such as you once knew them , but ...
... better state , stripped of all outward encumbrances and left simply himself . . . Do you therefore , Marcia , always act as if you knew that the eyes of your father and your son were set upon you not such as you once knew them , but ...
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... better learned to act their parts , Receive the news in doleful dumps : " The Dean is dead ( and what is trumps ? ) ' " Then Lord have mercy on his soul . ( Ladies , I'll venture for the Vole . ) ' ' Six deans , they say , must bear ...
... better learned to act their parts , Receive the news in doleful dumps : " The Dean is dead ( and what is trumps ? ) ' " Then Lord have mercy on his soul . ( Ladies , I'll venture for the Vole . ) ' ' Six deans , they say , must bear ...
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