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 72
... dying . Joe is dying in the first cottage . Married and the father of a teenage son , Joe is acutely aware that he is dying . He discusses his impending death with his wife , admits uncertainty as to the cause of his abbreviated life ...
... dying . Joe is dying in the first cottage . Married and the father of a teenage son , Joe is acutely aware that he is dying . He discusses his impending death with his wife , admits uncertainty as to the cause of his abbreviated life ...
Page 73
... dying in- definitely . Denial thus serves as a psychological defense mechanism to cushion the impact that death is going to occur much sooner than an- ticipated . For Felicity and the dying patients she represents , denial is a ...
... dying in- definitely . Denial thus serves as a psychological defense mechanism to cushion the impact that death is going to occur much sooner than an- ticipated . For Felicity and the dying patients she represents , denial is a ...
Page 74
... dying persons get to the point of acceptance of their im- pending deaths . They are not happy or resigned to the inevitable , but have a sense of having finished their business , put their affairs in order , and said farewell to their ...
... dying persons get to the point of acceptance of their im- pending deaths . They are not happy or resigned to the inevitable , but have a sense of having finished their business , put their affairs in order , and said farewell to their ...
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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