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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... Human life proceeds as a compromise between the two primal instincts . The compromise is sometimes poorly made , with the result that human life and products are squandered and destroyed . When the compromise is well made , nations can ...
... Human life proceeds as a compromise between the two primal instincts . The compromise is sometimes poorly made , with the result that human life and products are squandered and destroyed . When the compromise is well made , nations can ...
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... human pru- dence may lawfully dispose of what depends on such insignificant causes ? It would be no crime in me to divert the Nile or Danube from its course , were I able to effect such purposes . Where then is the crime of turning a ...
... human pru- dence may lawfully dispose of what depends on such insignificant causes ? It would be no crime in me to divert the Nile or Danube from its course , were I able to effect such purposes . Where then is the crime of turning a ...
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... human life which is thus wagered , the value of that being , full of promise , endowed with so many gifts and whom many hearts may love ? Well , at each corner of human activity death lies in ambush . Every day we trust our lives and ...
... human life which is thus wagered , the value of that being , full of promise , endowed with so many gifts and whom many hearts may love ? Well , at each corner of human activity death lies in ambush . Every day we trust our lives and ...
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