Death in LiteratureColumbia University Press, 1980 - 451 pages This book will show the richness and diversity of death as a subject in a variety of literary genres. Second, it will demonstrate the timelessness of the subject of death in literature, as evidence by selections ranging from 2300 B.C. to A.D. 1979. Third, it will reflect a variety of cultural traditions through selections from India, China, Japan, Greece, Nigeria, Lebanon, Russia, Germany, England, France, Spain, Ireland, and the United States. Fourth, it will be a helpful book for teaching courses on death in the humanities and a beneficial book for all persons who want to enrich their lives by sensitizing themselves to the mortality shared by us all. |
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Page 71
... close all his doors and windows , but before he could close two or three of his windows , I threw Death before his door and at the same time that I threw him down , the net cut into pieces and Death found his way out . Then the old man ...
... close all his doors and windows , but before he could close two or three of his windows , I threw Death before his door and at the same time that I threw him down , the net cut into pieces and Death found his way out . Then the old man ...
Page 152
... close friend's grandfather . In responding to his question , his mother explains that all machines , plants , animals , and people wear out or die , and that the death of people is necessary to prevent the world from being overpopulated ...
... close friend's grandfather . In responding to his question , his mother explains that all machines , plants , animals , and people wear out or die , and that the death of people is necessary to prevent the world from being overpopulated ...
Page 153
... close friendship , this time between two sisters aged eleven and thirteen . Kate , the older sister , tells about her sister's birthday celebration . Having received some birthday money , Joss spent it to rent a horse for a week and had ...
... close friendship , this time between two sisters aged eleven and thirteen . Kate , the older sister , tells about her sister's birthday celebration . Having received some birthday money , Joss spent it to rent a horse for a week and had ...
Contents
DEATH PERSONIFIED | 43 |
Emily Dickinson Because I Could Not Stop for Death | 61 |
PERSONAL VIEWS OF THE DYING | 72 |
Copyright | |
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