In the Midst of Winter

Selections from the Literature of Mourning

Omschrijving

Death silences not only those it takes, but those it leaves behind: All too typically we can neither express our grief nor express sympathy for the bereaved. In this sensitive collection, loss finds a voice -- or several voices -- in the poetry, fiction, letters, and diaries of the world's great writers. Here are James Agee, recording the shock of his father's death; William Shakespeare, making poetry of Cleopatra's grief; the Biblical wisdom of The Book of Lamentations; the psychological acuity of Marcel Proust. Here are mourners from classical Rome to eleventh-century China, from the Paiute Indians to present-day Ireland. Arranged in sections that correspond to the stages of mourning, In the Midst of Winter is a collection whose breadth and resonance make it invaluable and utterly unique.
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Schrijver
Moffat, Mary Jane
Titel
In the Midst of Winter
Uitgever
Random House USA Inc
Jaar
1992
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
304
Gewicht
249 gr
EAN
9780679738275
Afmetingen
203 x 133 x 19 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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