The Oxford Book of Death"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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No simple explanation for the disproportionately high number of male deaths has yet emerged . Part of the explanation lies in the pre- ponderance among males of certain genetic disorders , but that does not account for the high death ...
No simple explanation for the disproportionately high number of male deaths has yet emerged . Part of the explanation lies in the pre- ponderance among males of certain genetic disorders , but that does not account for the high death ...
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DYLAN THOMAS ( 1914-53 ) , ' Do not go gentle into that good night ' If Rabbi Hillel was right in saying that death presents various aspects only to the unwise , then indeed very few human beings are really wise , for to most persons ...
DYLAN THOMAS ( 1914-53 ) , ' Do not go gentle into that good night ' If Rabbi Hillel was right in saying that death presents various aspects only to the unwise , then indeed very few human beings are really wise , for to most persons ...
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O Lord , grant each his own , his death indeed , the dying which out of that same life evolves in which he once had meaning , love , and need . RAINER MARIA RILKE ( 1875-1926 ) , The Book of Hours , tr . J. B. Leishman Marcolphus .
O Lord , grant each his own , his death indeed , the dying which out of that same life evolves in which he once had meaning , love , and need . RAINER MARIA RILKE ( 1875-1926 ) , The Book of Hours , tr . J. B. Leishman Marcolphus .
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| Pavadinimas | The Oxford Book of Death Oxford paperbacks |
| Redaktorius | Dennis Joseph Enright |
| Sudarė | Dennis Joseph Enright |
| Leidimas | pakartotinai išspausdintas |
| Leidėjas | Oxford University Press, 1987 |
| Originalas iš | Virdžinijos universitetas |
| Pakeista skaitmenine forma | 31 liepos 2008 |
| ISBN | 0192820133, 9780192820136 |
| Ilgis | 351 psl. |
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