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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... died for us all . More men died for us Russians than for any other people , yet we have no such day . If you stop and think about the dead , who is to build the new world ? In three wars we have lost so many husbands , sons and lovers ...
... died for us all . More men died for us Russians than for any other people , yet we have no such day . If you stop and think about the dead , who is to build the new world ? In three wars we have lost so many husbands , sons and lovers ...
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... died north of the wall . They died in the moors and were not buried . Their flesh was the food of crows . " Tell the crows we are not afraid ; We have died in the moors and cannot be buried . Crows , how can our bodies escape you ...
... died north of the wall . They died in the moors and were not buried . Their flesh was the food of crows . " Tell the crows we are not afraid ; We have died in the moors and cannot be buried . Crows , how can our bodies escape you ...
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... died , Poorly buried , And no one cried . It would be hard to compress the story of a cold and luckless life , death , and burial into fewer words , or more impressive ones ; at least , we found them impressive , perhaps because we had ...
... died , Poorly buried , And no one cried . It would be hard to compress the story of a cold and luckless life , death , and burial into fewer words , or more impressive ones ; at least , we found them impressive , perhaps because we had ...
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