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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He was delirious at times in the two last hours ; and then several times cried out ... At nine in the morning he was seized with convulsions , and fainted away ; and it was a quarter of an hour before he came out of them .
He was delirious at times in the two last hours ; and then several times cried out ... At nine in the morning he was seized with convulsions , and fainted away ; and it was a quarter of an hour before he came out of them .
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Joachim , in these days , slept many hours , out of weakness , and probably dreamed of the flat - land and the service and whatever else was pleasant to him to dream . . . At seven o'clock he died . . . He had sunk down in the bed and ...
Joachim , in these days , slept many hours , out of weakness , and probably dreamed of the flat - land and the service and whatever else was pleasant to him to dream . . . At seven o'clock he died . . . He had sunk down in the bed and ...
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He that durst in the dead hour of gloomy midnight have been so valiant as to have walked through the still and melancholy streets- what think you should have been his music ? Surely the loud groans of raving sick men , the struggling ...
He that durst in the dead hour of gloomy midnight have been so valiant as to have walked through the still and melancholy streets- what think you should have been his music ? Surely the loud groans of raving sick men , the struggling ...
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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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