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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... particular mission which he is called upon to fulfil . When he has accomplished it , he is no longer needed on earth in the same form , and Providence uses him for something else . . . Mozart died at thirty - six Definitions 5.
... particular mission which he is called upon to fulfil . When he has accomplished it , he is no longer needed on earth in the same form , and Providence uses him for something else . . . Mozart died at thirty - six Definitions 5.
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... called ' onward - striding ' . In a wartime letter Sylvia Townsend Warner reflected on the surprise people profess at the flippant behaviour of animals in the face of death ( ' the live animal frisks over the dead animal and doesn't ...
... called ' onward - striding ' . In a wartime letter Sylvia Townsend Warner reflected on the surprise people profess at the flippant behaviour of animals in the face of death ( ' the live animal frisks over the dead animal and doesn't ...
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... called Emmaus , which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs . And they talked together of all these things which had happened . And it came to pass , that , while they communed together and reasoned , Jesus himself drew near ...
... called Emmaus , which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs . And they talked together of all these things which had happened . And it came to pass , that , while they communed together and reasoned , Jesus himself drew near ...
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