My only complaint, which I suppose is a matter of personal taste, is that some of the quotes are too long, indeed they are full passages of text that can go on for a page or longer, and I prefer things more concise.
Enright (Editor) 33 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 7.40 9 Used from 4.61 Paperback 9.99 8 Used from 3.70 14 New from 7. It's well-organized and indexed, something often lacking in these sorts of compilations. The Oxford Book of Death (Oxford Books of Prose & Verse) Paperback 15 Dec. Some quotes are heartbreaking, some are heartwarming, and most provide interesting food for thought. In just the few months I've had it, it's been a fantastic resource for further reading as well as a source of solace in a time of grief. Its contents were a mystery to me until my mom gave this to me as a resource for my poetry, which often explores death.
Growing up, I assumed it must be like The Egyptian Book of the Dead or the Guide for the Recently Deceased in Beetlejuice, so while curious, I viewed it with trepidation and kept my distance. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.I have the old hard-bound version, given to my mother after my father died, with passages she underlined and my little sister's crayon scribbles. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. Only the most flint-hearted of readers could fail to be absorbed, illumined, and even cheered by it."-The New YorkerĬhoose your shipping method in Checkout. "An inspired departure from the usual literary mapping of.anthologies.
Arranged under headings such as "Love," "War," "Last Words," and "Children," these selections show the varied, sometimes surprising, reactions of the dying and the bereaved to the final human act. Enright, "I was moved to the thought that on no theme have writers shown themselves more lively." A survivor of Belsen voiced the same sentiment when, reflecting on the concentration camps, he wrote, "When in death we are in the midst of life." By turns poignant, tragic, comic, and inspiring, this anthology of thoughts about death ranges from ancient times to the present day-including almost nine hundred selections by poets, novelists, philosophers, scientists, and common people. "Reading for this anthology," writes D.J.
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