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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... thought , All cloud , all shadow , blown remote ; and leave No mystery - but that of love divine ... EDWARD YOUNG , Night Thoughts O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their ...
... thought , All cloud , all shadow , blown remote ; and leave No mystery - but that of love divine ... EDWARD YOUNG , Night Thoughts O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their ...
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... thought passed through my mud - stained mind . But I only laughed mentally , for my box of Stokes gun ammunition left me no breath to spare for an angry guffaw . And the dead were the dead ; this was no time to be pitying them or asking ...
... thought passed through my mud - stained mind . But I only laughed mentally , for my box of Stokes gun ammunition left me no breath to spare for an angry guffaw . And the dead were the dead ; this was no time to be pitying them or asking ...
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... thought flying into ethereal regions , inacces- sible to mortal senses . But no ! his thought remains obstinately grovel- ling on the earth ; he looks at the dead man's bloodless hands and wonders for how much longer the nails will go ...
... thought flying into ethereal regions , inacces- sible to mortal senses . But no ! his thought remains obstinately grovel- ling on the earth ; he looks at the dead man's bloodless hands and wonders for how much longer the nails will go ...
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