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 122
... leave thee thus , Aidless , alone , and smitten thro ' the helm . A little thing may harm a wounded man . Yet I thy hest will all perform at full , Watch what I see , and lightly bring thee word . " So saying , from the ruined shrine he ...
... leave thee thus , Aidless , alone , and smitten thro ' the helm . A little thing may harm a wounded man . Yet I thy hest will all perform at full , Watch what I see , and lightly bring thee word . " So saying , from the ruined shrine he ...
Page 178
... leave the room to just the three of us ; Mr. Sweet , by that time , would be propped up in bed with a number of pillows behind his head and with me sitting and lying on his shoulder and along his chest . Even when he had trouble ...
... leave the room to just the three of us ; Mr. Sweet , by that time , would be propped up in bed with a number of pillows behind his head and with me sitting and lying on his shoulder and along his chest . Even when he had trouble ...
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... leave us even here . Some hairy man sits under a tree and asks for alms . I am unable to do anything , but quietly ... Leaving only the face and a part of her chest out , four layers deep down . I pour ghee on and drop the fire . We are ...
... leave us even here . Some hairy man sits under a tree and asks for alms . I am unable to do anything , but quietly ... Leaving only the face and a part of her chest out , four layers deep down . I pour ghee on and drop the fire . We are ...
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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