Death in LiteratureThis 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 119
... answered him , " You have said so . " And the chief priests accused him of many things . And Pilate again asked him , " Have you no answer to make ? See how many charges they bring against you . " But Jesus made no further answer , so ...
... answered him , " You have said so . " And the chief priests accused him of many things . And Pilate again asked him , " Have you no answer to make ? See how many charges they bring against you . " But Jesus made no further answer , so ...
Page 125
... answer made the bold Sir Bedivere : " Sir King , I closed mine eyelids , lest the gems Should blind my purpose , for I never saw , Nor shall see , here or elsewhere , till I die , Not tho ' I live three lives of mortal men , So great a ...
... answer made the bold Sir Bedivere : " Sir King , I closed mine eyelids , lest the gems Should blind my purpose , for I never saw , Nor shall see , here or elsewhere , till I die , Not tho ' I live three lives of mortal men , So great a ...
Page 140
... answer in five days . " Deep down within him Mohamed Ali Akbar felt that he was going to be successful in making the girl his wife . As far as he was able to imagine he began from henceforth to build up images of his future with this ...
... answer in five days . " Deep down within him Mohamed Ali Akbar felt that he was going to be successful in making the girl his wife . As far as he was able to imagine he began from henceforth to build up images of his future with 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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