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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... kind , Oh be kind to your dead and give them a little encouragement and help them to build their little ship of death . For the soul has a long , long journey after death to the sweet home of pure oblivion . Each needs a little ship , a ...
... kind , Oh be kind to your dead and give them a little encouragement and help them to build their little ship of death . For the soul has a long , long journey after death to the sweet home of pure oblivion . Each needs a little ship , a ...
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... kind of world . He was a just man and a good man in his way , and had been kind to many people in his lifetime but still he did not seem to have that need of another rectifying , completer existence which most men have . There seemed ...
... kind of world . He was a just man and a good man in his way , and had been kind to many people in his lifetime but still he did not seem to have that need of another rectifying , completer existence which most men have . There seemed ...
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... kind of rust of the soul . . . remedied by exercise and motion.' Voltaire has the same advice to offer (in this case addressed to editors and other literati) when considering the English propensity to felo de se, 'our island's shame ...
... kind of rust of the soul . . . remedied by exercise and motion.' Voltaire has the same advice to offer (in this case addressed to editors and other literati) when considering the English propensity to felo de se, 'our island's shame ...
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