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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... sleep as well , And better than thy stroke ; why swellst thou then ? One short sleep past , we wake eternally , And death shall be no more ; death , thou shalt die . DONNE , ' Holy Sonnets ' T Views and Attitudes IN a poem itself far ...
... sleep as well , And better than thy stroke ; why swellst thou then ? One short sleep past , we wake eternally , And death shall be no more ; death , thou shalt die . DONNE , ' Holy Sonnets ' T Views and Attitudes IN a poem itself far ...
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... sleep , however much attention you pay . R. But falling asleep is natural . M. And does not dying appear to you natural ? Show me a man , a beast , or a plant , that dies not . R. I no longer wonder that you go on singing and speaking ...
... sleep , however much attention you pay . R. But falling asleep is natural . M. And does not dying appear to you natural ? Show me a man , a beast , or a plant , that dies not . R. I no longer wonder that you go on singing and speaking ...
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... sleep No more , and by a sleep to say we end The heart - ache , and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to ; ' tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished . To die , to sleep ! To sleep , perchance to dream , ay there's the rub ...
... sleep No more , and by a sleep to say we end The heart - ache , and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to ; ' tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished . To die , to sleep ! To sleep , perchance to dream , ay there's the rub ...
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