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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... sound any different from the fall of the same things on an ordinary wooden box - at least I didn't notice anything awesome or unusual in the sound ; but , perhaps , one of us the most sensitive might have been impressed by being ...
... sound any different from the fall of the same things on an ordinary wooden box - at least I didn't notice anything awesome or unusual in the sound ; but , perhaps , one of us the most sensitive might have been impressed by being ...
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... sound of waters shaken , Nor any sound or sight : Nor wintry leaves nor vernal , Nor days nor things diurnal ; Only the sleep eternal In an eternal night . ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE ( 1837-1909 ) , from ' The Garden of Proserpine ' A ...
... sound of waters shaken , Nor any sound or sight : Nor wintry leaves nor vernal , Nor days nor things diurnal ; Only the sleep eternal In an eternal night . ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE ( 1837-1909 ) , from ' The Garden of Proserpine ' A ...
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... sounds . And the sound which issues from these great rivers is as pleasant as that of a musical instrument , which consists of hundreds of thousands of kotis of parts , and which , skilfully played , emits a heavenly music . It is deep ...
... sounds . And the sound which issues from these great rivers is as pleasant as that of a musical instrument , which consists of hundreds of thousands of kotis of parts , and which , skilfully played , emits a heavenly music . It is deep ...
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