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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... fire was well kindled ... more wine was poured over Shelley's dead body than he had consumed during his life . This with the oil and salt made the yellow flames glisten and quiver . The heat from the sun and fire was so intense that the ...
... fire was well kindled ... more wine was poured over Shelley's dead body than he had consumed during his life . This with the oil and salt made the yellow flames glisten and quiver . The heat from the sun and fire was so intense that the ...
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... fire and eternal punishment much torments a sinful silly soul . What's a thousand years to eternity ? Ubi moeror , ubi fletus , ubi dolor sempiternus ; mors sine morte , finis sine fine ; a finger burnt by chance we may not endure , the ...
... fire and eternal punishment much torments a sinful silly soul . What's a thousand years to eternity ? Ubi moeror , ubi fletus , ubi dolor sempiternus ; mors sine morte , finis sine fine ; a finger burnt by chance we may not endure , the ...
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... fire . Towards two o'clock the regiment , having already lost more than two hundred men , was moved forward into a trampled oatfield in the gap between Semenovsk and the Knoll Battery where thousands of men perished that day and on ...
... fire . Towards two o'clock the regiment , having already lost more than two hundred men , was moved forward into a trampled oatfield in the gap between Semenovsk and the Knoll Battery where thousands of men perished that day and on ...
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