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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... mean ? said Death , moving up beside him . I mean life is gluey , said Kleinzeit . Everything's all stuck together . That isn't what I mean . Everything is unstuck , runs over into every- thing else . Clocks and sparrows , harrows ...
... mean ? said Death , moving up beside him . I mean life is gluey , said Kleinzeit . Everything's all stuck together . That isn't what I mean . Everything is unstuck , runs over into every- thing else . Clocks and sparrows , harrows ...
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... mean one thinks of it like being alive in a box , one keeps forgetting to take into account the fact that one is dead ... which should make a difference ... shouldn't it ? I mean , you'd never know you were in a box , would you ? It ...
... mean one thinks of it like being alive in a box , one keeps forgetting to take into account the fact that one is dead ... which should make a difference ... shouldn't it ? I mean , you'd never know you were in a box , would you ? It ...
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... mean ? Does it mean we are so advanced in our knowledge that we can prove the impossibility of ghosts ? Does it mean that certain incontrovertible truths which contradict belief in ghosts have become so Revenants 205.
... mean ? Does it mean we are so advanced in our knowledge that we can prove the impossibility of ghosts ? Does it mean that certain incontrovertible truths which contradict belief in ghosts have become so Revenants 205.
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