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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... less frequently appealed to and less heavily exploited . ( Only in warnings against the use of tobacco are the two conjoined : smokers are never kissed , and smokers die . ) While to ' deny ' death would sound as foolish as the lady who ...
... less frequently appealed to and less heavily exploited . ( Only in warnings against the use of tobacco are the two conjoined : smokers are never kissed , and smokers die . ) While to ' deny ' death would sound as foolish as the lady who ...
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... less convinced by his claim that the mentally healthy or un - neurotic elderly will focus on the goal of death . The word ' goal ' suggests something altogether more deliberate and energetic than a more or less quiescent disengagement ...
... less convinced by his claim that the mentally healthy or un - neurotic elderly will focus on the goal of death . The word ' goal ' suggests something altogether more deliberate and energetic than a more or less quiescent disengagement ...
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... less painless , they have also made it seem magical . A man who takes a knife and slices deliberately across his throat is murdering himself . But when someone lies down in front of an unlit gas - fire or swallows sleeping pills , he ...
... less painless , they have also made it seem magical . A man who takes a knife and slices deliberately across his throat is murdering himself . But when someone lies down in front of an unlit gas - fire or swallows sleeping pills , he ...
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