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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... Hell . To define them , or strictly to determine what and where these are , surpasseth my Divinity . That elegant ... Hell , nor never grew pale at the description of that place . I have so fixed my contemplations on Heaven , that I have ...
... Hell . To define them , or strictly to determine what and where these are , surpasseth my Divinity . That elegant ... Hell , nor never grew pale at the description of that place . I have so fixed my contemplations on Heaven , that I have ...
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... Hell - town ? ' It's wonderful to look at it , isn't it , ' an Elder once said , ' Surely this alone makes it worth while to be dead ! ' So Heaven and Hell live side by side And such troubles as happen are of the mildest kind . Now and ...
... Hell - town ? ' It's wonderful to look at it , isn't it , ' an Elder once said , ' Surely this alone makes it worth while to be dead ! ' So Heaven and Hell live side by side And such troubles as happen are of the mildest kind . Now and ...
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... Hell , and who answered : ' Yes , Hell does exist , but it is always empty . ' I suppose my motive in telling the story was to make him smile again . He did , then said , still smiling : ' We have no eternal Hell in Hinduism ; even a ...
... Hell , and who answered : ' Yes , Hell does exist , but it is always empty . ' I suppose my motive in telling the story was to make him smile again . He did , then said , still smiling : ' We have no eternal Hell in Hinduism ; even a ...
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