Death in LiteratureColumbia University Press, 1980 - 451 Seiten This 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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... body like Eric's . " All right . Let's go . Sidney had been listening . He agreed . The next morning I sat up in bed next to the telephone and tried to give away my son's body . I looked first for signs of revulsion or horror in myself ...
... body like Eric's . " All right . Let's go . Sidney had been listening . He agreed . The next morning I sat up in bed next to the telephone and tried to give away my son's body . I looked first for signs of revulsion or horror in myself ...
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... body , and the locus of intelligence and personal identity . Whereas the body is finite , corporeal , and subject to death , the soul is unlimited , immaterial , and undying . The clear implication of this position is that postmortem ...
... body , and the locus of intelligence and personal identity . Whereas the body is finite , corporeal , and subject to death , the soul is unlimited , immaterial , and undying . The clear implication of this position is that postmortem ...
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... body . For not all flesh is alike , but there is one kind for men , another for animals , another for birds , and another for fish . There are celestial bodies and there are terrestrial bodies ; but the glory of the celestial is one ...
... body . For not all flesh is alike , but there is one kind for men , another for animals , another for birds , and another for fish . There are celestial bodies and there are terrestrial bodies ; but the glory of the celestial is one ...
Inhalt
DEATH PERSONIFIED | 43 |
Emily Dickinson Because I Could Not Stop for Death | 61 |
PERSONAL VIEWS OF THE DYING | 72 |
Urheberrecht | |
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