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 205
... knew that he was rising toward the surface - knew it with reluctance , for he was now very comfortable . " To be hanged and drowned , " he thought , " that is not so bad ;, but I do not wish to be shot . No ; I will not be shot ; that ...
... knew that he was rising toward the surface - knew it with reluctance , for he was now very comfortable . " To be hanged and drowned , " he thought , " that is not so bad ;, but I do not wish to be shot . No ; I will not be shot ; that ...
Page 254
... knew his own stock and knew his neighbor's as well as he knew his neighbor's children . Down the slope to the right were the cultivated acres on which the colored folks worked . They extended to the river , more than two miles away ...
... knew his own stock and knew his neighbor's as well as he knew his neighbor's children . Down the slope to the right were the cultivated acres on which the colored folks worked . They extended to the river , more than two miles away ...
Page 423
... knew and what he knew , but wanting to lie to him concerning his ter- rible condition , and wishing and forcing him to participate in that lie . Those lies - lies enacted over him on the eve of his death and destined to degrade this ...
... knew and what he knew , but wanting to lie to him concerning his ter- rible condition , and wishing and forcing him to participate in that lie . Those lies - lies enacted over him on the eve of his death and destined to degrade this ...
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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