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 136
... talk to do with us ? What I want to talk to you about is death . Death that takes place in front of you , not about that death of which one merely hears . The difference between the two types of death is immeasurable and cannot be ...
... talk to do with us ? What I want to talk to you about is death . Death that takes place in front of you , not about that death of which one merely hears . The difference between the two types of death is immeasurable and cannot be ...
Page 312
... talk about something else . " You can talk all you want about something else , " Janet said , “ but it's going to happen to you too someday . This we know . " " Well , it's gross to go on and on about it . " " No it isn't . It's dumb ...
... talk about something else . " You can talk all you want about something else , " Janet said , “ but it's going to happen to you too someday . This we know . " " Well , it's gross to go on and on about it . " " No it isn't . It's dumb ...
Page 330
... talk about her , too . Yes , there was so much to talk about . And the listener would have to gasp and sigh and bewail the fate of the dead man . And maybe it would be better to talk about it to women . Even though women are so foolish ...
... talk about her , too . Yes , there was so much to talk about . And the listener would have to gasp and sigh and bewail the fate of the dead man . And maybe it would be better to talk about it to women . Even though women are so foolish ...
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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