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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... dark goatee coming to a point , black hair which is in need of a haircut . He is wearing a dark suit . He also has a light complexion . I see Death right now almost in the same way as the devil . Death is a quiet person and kind of ...
... dark goatee coming to a point , black hair which is in need of a haircut . He is wearing a dark suit . He also has a light complexion . I see Death right now almost in the same way as the devil . Death is a quiet person and kind of ...
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... Dark exercises may with cunning powers Do when I am brought To my conclusion . I have been where two Or three died , only one of them a close Friend . I mourn for him but he can't throw A rope to me when that dark boatman rows Me to ...
... Dark exercises may with cunning powers Do when I am brought To my conclusion . I have been where two Or three died , only one of them a close Friend . I mourn for him but he can't throw A rope to me when that dark boatman rows Me to ...
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... dark the sun to see it ; highest stars Too low to reach it ; death , great death alone , O'er stars and sun , triumphant , lands us there . Nor dreadful our transition ; tho ' the mind , An artist at creating self - alarms , Rich in ...
... dark the sun to see it ; highest stars Too low to reach it ; death , great death alone , O'er stars and sun , triumphant , lands us there . Nor dreadful our transition ; tho ' the mind , An artist at creating self - alarms , Rich in ...
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