The Oxford Book of DeathDennis Joseph Enright Oxford University Press, 1983 - 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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... close Friend . I mourn for him but he can't throw A rope to me when that dark boatman rows Me to what none can know . ELIZABETH JENNINGS ( b . 1926 ) , ' The Fear of Death ' You ask me , my dear child , if I still like life . I assure ...
... close Friend . I mourn for him but he can't throw A rope to me when that dark boatman rows Me to what none can know . ELIZABETH JENNINGS ( b . 1926 ) , ' The Fear of Death ' You ask me , my dear child , if I still like life . I assure ...
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... close to me , and let me see you ! ' Sister and brother wound their arms around each other , and the golden light came streaming in , and fell upon them , locked together . ' How fast the river runs , between its green banks and the ...
... close to me , and let me see you ! ' Sister and brother wound their arms around each other , and the golden light came streaming in , and fell upon them , locked together . ' How fast the river runs , between its green banks and the ...
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... close to the church - so close that the droppings of the eaves would fall upon it . It seemed as if the inmate of that grave had desired to creep under the church - wall . On closer inspection , we found an almost illegible epitaph on ...
... close to the church - so close that the droppings of the eaves would fall upon it . It seemed as if the inmate of that grave had desired to creep under the church - wall . On closer inspection , we found an almost illegible epitaph on ...
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