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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... child in my pocket . ' Another time , it took the form of a hole : this was at Arcachon ; [ we ] were visiting Madame Dupont and her son Gabriel , the composer . I was playing in the garden of the villa , scared because I had been told ...
... child in my pocket . ' Another time , it took the form of a hole : this was at Arcachon ; [ we ] were visiting Madame Dupont and her son Gabriel , the composer . I was playing in the garden of the villa , scared because I had been told ...
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... child , and unable to reason , I understood nevertheless that something final had hap- pened in my life . Then ... child ? ' ' I'm going to kill God , who killed Father . ' My mother clutched me in her arms , squeezing enough to suffo ...
... child , and unable to reason , I understood nevertheless that something final had hap- pened in my life . Then ... child ? ' ' I'm going to kill God , who killed Father . ' My mother clutched me in her arms , squeezing enough to suffo ...
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... Child , that ever parents had , being but 5 years & 3 days old in years but even at that tender age , a prodigy for Wit , & understanding ; for beauty of body a very Angel , & for endowments of mind , of incredible ... child , Children 287.
... Child , that ever parents had , being but 5 years & 3 days old in years but even at that tender age , a prodigy for Wit , & understanding ; for beauty of body a very Angel , & for endowments of mind , of incredible ... child , Children 287.
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