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 88
... moved and crept in her head when she had just got rid of Doctor Harry and was trying to rest a minute . Wounded vanity , Ellen , said a sharp voice in the top of her mind . Don't let your wounded vanity get the upper hand of you ...
... moved and crept in her head when she had just got rid of Doctor Harry and was trying to rest a minute . Wounded vanity , Ellen , said a sharp voice in the top of her mind . Don't let your wounded vanity get the upper hand of you ...
Page 128
... Moved from the brink , like some fullbreasted swan That , fluting a wild carol ere her death , Ruffles her pure cold plume , and takes the flood With swarthy webs . Long stood Sir Bedivere Revolving many memories , till the hull Looked ...
... Moved from the brink , like some fullbreasted swan That , fluting a wild carol ere her death , Ruffles her pure cold plume , and takes the flood With swarthy webs . Long stood Sir Bedivere Revolving many memories , till the hull Looked ...
Page 135
... moved , seeking the cove Calamity had marked with a cross . When he saw it , he stopped the engine and let the boat drift slowly in . At flood tide no eddy moved , no ripple marred the surface . On the water Mark saw reflected the ...
... moved , seeking the cove Calamity had marked with a cross . When he saw it , he stopped the engine and let the boat drift slowly in . At flood tide no eddy moved , no ripple marred the surface . On the water Mark saw reflected the ...
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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