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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... turned out to be a helpless sack filled with organs , each of which could ail and cry out at any moment . In a few days everything had turned inside out , and what used to be comprised of elements she knew and had studied became terra ...
... turned out to be a helpless sack filled with organs , each of which could ail and cry out at any moment . In a few days everything had turned inside out , and what used to be comprised of elements she knew and had studied became terra ...
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... turned . Then , binding it , the Silent Presence bore Satyavan's soul away toward the South . But Savitri the Princess followed him : Being so bold in wifely purity , So holy by her love : and so upheld , She followed him . Presently ...
... turned . Then , binding it , the Silent Presence bore Satyavan's soul away toward the South . But Savitri the Princess followed him : Being so bold in wifely purity , So holy by her love : and so upheld , She followed him . Presently ...
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... turned for light towards the window ( all her windows were closed , in spite of the oppressive heat ) , moved away from him and stood with her back to him . He unbuttoned his coat and freed the ax from the loop , but still kept it ...
... turned for light towards the window ( all her windows were closed , in spite of the oppressive heat ) , moved away from him and stood with her back to him . He unbuttoned his coat and freed the ax from the loop , but still kept it ...
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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