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 70
... gave me a wide black cover cloth and then gave me a separate room to sleep inside , but when I entered the room , I met a bed which was made with bones of human - beings ; but as this bed was terrible to look at or to sleep on it , I ...
... gave me a wide black cover cloth and then gave me a separate room to sleep inside , but when I entered the room , I met a bed which was made with bones of human - beings ; but as this bed was terrible to look at or to sleep on it , I ...
Page 189
... gave you the wrong date for my death ! You were too cocksure . But then you're so glib , so clever with your tongue - trying to frighten me and drain me of my strength . Nevertheless , you will not make me run , or catch me in the back ...
... gave you the wrong date for my death ! You were too cocksure . But then you're so glib , so clever with your tongue - trying to frighten me and drain me of my strength . Nevertheless , you will not make me run , or catch me in the back ...
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... gave the struggle his attention , as an idler might observe the feat of a juggler , without in- terest in the ... gave a great leap , trying to force itself out at his mouth . His whole body was racked and wrenched with an insupportable ...
... gave the struggle his attention , as an idler might observe the feat of a juggler , without in- terest in the ... gave a great leap , trying to force itself out at his mouth . His whole body was racked and wrenched with an insupportable ...
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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