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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... comes , then we do not exist . It does not then concern either the living or the dead , since for the former it is not , and the latter are no more , EPICURUS ( 341-270 BC ) , Letter to Menoeceus , tr . Cyril Bailey Nothing that is ...
... comes , then we do not exist . It does not then concern either the living or the dead , since for the former it is not , and the latter are no more , EPICURUS ( 341-270 BC ) , Letter to Menoeceus , tr . Cyril Bailey Nothing that is ...
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... comes , and we have missed the great opportunity of performing , for a specific reason , the most important act in life . CESARE PAVESE ( 1908-50 ) , This Business of Living , tr . A. E. Murch There is but one truly serious ...
... comes , and we have missed the great opportunity of performing , for a specific reason , the most important act in life . CESARE PAVESE ( 1908-50 ) , This Business of Living , tr . A. E. Murch There is but one truly serious ...
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... comes dearer than a nurse's charges , sir , ' said Mrs Gamp , tittering , and smoothing down her new black dress with her hands . . . ' No , Mrs Gamp ; I'll tell you why it is . It's because the laying out of money with a well ...
... comes dearer than a nurse's charges , sir , ' said Mrs Gamp , tittering , and smoothing down her new black dress with her hands . . . ' No , Mrs Gamp ; I'll tell you why it is . It's because the laying out of money with a well ...
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