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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... flowers on his cheap coffin , lovely white flowers , very much in keeping with his beauty , his twenty - two years . When he went to the café that evening- he happened to have some vital business there to that same café where they used ...
... flowers on his cheap coffin , lovely white flowers , very much in keeping with his beauty , his twenty - two years . When he went to the café that evening- he happened to have some vital business there to that same café where they used ...
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... flowers ' renewing . Here can the widow walk and the trembling mother And hear with the organ blended The swallows ' auguring twitter of a brief flight To a securer staying ; Can foretaste that heavenly park where toil and pother ...
... flowers ' renewing . Here can the widow walk and the trembling mother And hear with the organ blended The swallows ' auguring twitter of a brief flight To a securer staying ; Can foretaste that heavenly park where toil and pother ...
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... flowers " , ' I said . ' Well , we never put it that way . How about " Memorial Contribu- tions Preferred " , or " Memorial gifts . . . " ? ' suggested Miss Black . ' No , I don't think that will do . The family wouldn't like to ask for ...
... flowers " , ' I said . ' Well , we never put it that way . How about " Memorial Contribu- tions Preferred " , or " Memorial gifts . . . " ? ' suggested Miss Black . ' No , I don't think that will do . The family wouldn't like to ask for ...
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