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“Go Like This” by Lorrie Moore
Lorrie Moore's short story is modern in its ideas, and comical in its approach
I’ve written a lot on older literature, poems and stories from centuries ago, and because of this, I’ve decided to write about a modern author this week. I was introduced to the stories of Lorrie Moore last year, and I … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Death, Go Like This, Lorrie Moore, Rational Suicide, Self-Help
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“1” by Gabriello Chiabrera
William Wordsworth's beautiful translation conveys a bold message
For this week’s selection, I’ve chosen something slightly different from previous weeks: that is, a famous poet’s translation of another famous poet’s work. The poem in question is William Wordsworth’s translation of an epitaph by Gabriello Chiabrera. The poem … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Afterlife, Death, Dying, Gabriello Chiabrera, William Wordsworth
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“To fear death is nothing other than to think oneself wise when one is not. For it is to think one knows what one does not know. No one knows whether death may not even turn out to be one of the greatest blessings of human beings. And yet people fear it as if they knew for certain it is the greatest evil.”
-Socrates
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Death and Dying, Fear Death, Poem, Poetry, Socrates
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