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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... once we were , our long - ago , our now Being identical . And yet we keep No memory of that once - upon - a - time , Nor can we call it back ; somewhere between A break occurred , and all our atoms went Wandering here and there and far ...
... once we were , our long - ago , our now Being identical . And yet we keep No memory of that once - upon - a - time , Nor can we call it back ; somewhere between A break occurred , and all our atoms went Wandering here and there and far ...
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... Once more he was alone , once more silence fell on him . The grief he had kept at bay for a brief while now returned to wrench his heart with still greater force . With an expression of anxiety and torment , he gazed at the crowds ...
... Once more he was alone , once more silence fell on him . The grief he had kept at bay for a brief while now returned to wrench his heart with still greater force . With an expression of anxiety and torment , he gazed at the crowds ...
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... once an otter takes to that sort of thing , it won't stop . " " Perhaps it will go elsewhere now that there are no more fowls left , " suggested Amanda . " One would think you wanted to shield the beast , " said Egbert . " There's been ...
... once an otter takes to that sort of thing , it won't stop . " " Perhaps it will go elsewhere now that there are no more fowls left , " suggested Amanda . " One would think you wanted to shield the beast , " said Egbert . " There's been ...
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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