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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... sense of one's work done , some ' rooted sorrow ' or insoluble problem - even for the resilient and naturally cheerful these can make the prospect of an ending less than entirely unwelcome . And ignorance is a reason both for fearing ...
... sense of one's work done , some ' rooted sorrow ' or insoluble problem - even for the resilient and naturally cheerful these can make the prospect of an ending less than entirely unwelcome . And ignorance is a reason both for fearing ...
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... sense of grief and pain we shall be free ; We shall not feel , because we shall not Be ... Nay , ev'n suppose when we have suffer'd Fate , The Soul could feel , in her divided state , ... What's that to us ? for we are only we While ...
... sense of grief and pain we shall be free ; We shall not feel , because we shall not Be ... Nay , ev'n suppose when we have suffer'd Fate , The Soul could feel , in her divided state , ... What's that to us ? for we are only we While ...
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... sense of their own escape so far overcome the sense of another's ruin , as to extinguish the pain that usually attends the idea of it , and even render it productive of some real happiness ? WILLIAM KING , Archbishop of Dublin , On the ...
... sense of their own escape so far overcome the sense of another's ruin , as to extinguish the pain that usually attends the idea of it , and even render it productive of some real happiness ? WILLIAM KING , Archbishop of Dublin , On the ...
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