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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... moved the present compiler . In The Hour of Our Death Philippe Ariès observes that ' serious works on death are never completely free of ambiguity ' . While the remark applied specifically to the way love or lust finds itself embraced ...
... moved the present compiler . In The Hour of Our Death Philippe Ariès observes that ' serious works on death are never completely free of ambiguity ' . While the remark applied specifically to the way love or lust finds itself embraced ...
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... moved into his Master's keeping . They carried him out to the current sea , his sworn arms - fellows , as he himself had asked while he wielded by his words , Ward of the Scyldings , beloved folk - founder ; long had he ruled . A boat ...
... moved into his Master's keeping . They carried him out to the current sea , his sworn arms - fellows , as he himself had asked while he wielded by his words , Ward of the Scyldings , beloved folk - founder ; long had he ruled . A boat ...
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... moved . But if monks come to the door , at the first sound of their wooden clappers , my divine soul will stop up its ears and run away , which I am sure you would not like . The Will of Yuan Mei ( 1716-98 ) , tr . Waley A wedding ...
... moved . But if monks come to the door , at the first sound of their wooden clappers , my divine soul will stop up its ears and run away , which I am sure you would not like . The Will of Yuan Mei ( 1716-98 ) , tr . Waley A wedding ...
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