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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... suicide . In that last connection a poem of Emily Dickin- son's , though not explicitly to do with suicide , is a gentle reminder : So proud she was to die It made us all ashamed That what we cherished , so unknown To her desire seemed ...
... suicide . In that last connection a poem of Emily Dickin- son's , though not explicitly to do with suicide , is a gentle reminder : So proud she was to die It made us all ashamed That what we cherished , so unknown To her desire seemed ...
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... suicide as sin , considers it far more the sin of Lucifer than a banal cowardice . . . Suicide is something on its own . It seems to me to be a flight by which man hopes to recover Paradise Lost instead of trying to deserve Heaven ...
... suicide as sin , considers it far more the sin of Lucifer than a banal cowardice . . . Suicide is something on its own . It seems to me to be a flight by which man hopes to recover Paradise Lost instead of trying to deserve Heaven ...
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... suicide . EMILE DURKHEIM ( 1858-1917 ) , Suicide : A Study in Sociology , tr . John A. Spaulding and George Simpson Modern drugs and domestic gas . have not only made suicide more or less painless , they have also made it seem magical ...
... suicide . EMILE DURKHEIM ( 1858-1917 ) , Suicide : A Study in Sociology , tr . John A. Spaulding and George Simpson Modern drugs and domestic gas . have not only made suicide more or less painless , they have also made it seem magical ...
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