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 78
... tears , began to make wry faces and finally burst out crying . After the priest had heard the sick man's confession , he came out saying : " There is no doubt that Alonso Quixano is at the point of death , and there is also no doubt ...
... tears , began to make wry faces and finally burst out crying . After the priest had heard the sick man's confession , he came out saying : " There is no doubt that Alonso Quixano is at the point of death , and there is also no doubt ...
Page 118
... tears pretty well ; but when we saw him begin drinking and end drinking , we could no longer . I burst into a flood of tears for all I could do , so I wrapped up my face and cried myself out ; not for him indeed , but for my own ...
... tears pretty well ; but when we saw him begin drinking and end drinking , we could no longer . I burst into a flood of tears for all I could do , so I wrapped up my face and cried myself out ; not for him indeed , but for my own ...
Page 239
... tears increase the sum . No end to her grief , but the road has an end . Their heart and the sky are dark , the wind ... tears of grief . OHATSU : To think that other people are dying tonight too ! That makes me feel wretched . NARRATOR ...
... tears increase the sum . No end to her grief , but the road has an end . Their heart and the sky are dark , the wind ... tears of grief . OHATSU : To think that other people are dying tonight too ! That makes me feel wretched . NARRATOR ...
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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