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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... pain can that be of which he who suffers it is not aware ? R. At any rate , all are convinced that the feeling of ... pain or pleasure whatever , any more than sleep . In the preceding moments it cannot produce pain : for pain is vivid ...
... pain can that be of which he who suffers it is not aware ? R. At any rate , all are convinced that the feeling of ... pain or pleasure whatever , any more than sleep . In the preceding moments it cannot produce pain : for pain is vivid ...
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... pain , darkness and cold . For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave , The black minute's at end , And the elements ' rage , the fiend - voices that rave , Shall dwindle , shall blend , Shall change , shall become first a peace ...
... pain , darkness and cold . For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave , The black minute's at end , And the elements ' rage , the fiend - voices that rave , Shall dwindle , shall blend , Shall change , shall become first a peace ...
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... pain . If you ponder what it is in you that feels the pain of this sickness , and beyond that you do not think or desire or ask anything , and if your mind dissolves like vapour in the sky , then the path to rebirth is blocked and the ...
... pain . If you ponder what it is in you that feels the pain of this sickness , and beyond that you do not think or desire or ask anything , and if your mind dissolves like vapour in the sky , then the path to rebirth is blocked and the ...
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