- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Pantheon Books (Jun 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0375401237
- ISBN-13: 978-0375401237
- Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 2.9 x 21.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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This is a collection of powerful and inspirational responses to loss and to the age-old impulse to honor and memorialize the uniqueness of each human being.
For the bereaved, the ritual of delivering a eulogy can seem insurmountably difficult. Remembrances and Celebrations provides gentle guidance in this profoundly important task, with a wide range of examples of memorial tributes and expressions of bereavement drawn from both the famous and the obscure, from ancient times to the present.
Here are the words of famous lovers: Henry Miller's homage to Anais Nin, Lillian Hellman's eulogy for Dashiell Hammett. Here are fallen heroes commemorated, in the heartfelt words of Yitzhak Rabin's granddaughter at his funeral, in Ossie Davis's farewell to Malcolm X, in Earl Spencer's tribute to the Princess of Wales. Here, too, are moving letters: Charles Dickens to his wife on the death of their daughter, Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson on his daughter's death, an anonymous Royal Air Force pilot to his mother on the eve of his final battle.
Auden's "Funeral Blues" is here, along with the Cavafy poem recited by Maurice Tempelsman at Jacqueline Onassis' service. And there is room for humor as well, as in Hilaire Belloc's famous epitaph, "When I am dead, I hope it may be said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.'"
Remembrances and Celebrations is a comforting and affecting anthology of the literature of mourning, and a welcome aid in times of our own bereavement.
For the bereaved, the ritual of delivering a eulogy can seem insurmountably difficult. Remembrances and Celebrations provides gentle guidance in this profoundly important task, with a wide range of examples of memorial tributes and expressions of bereavement drawn from both the famous and the obscure, from ancient times to the present.
Here are the words of famous lovers: Henry Miller's homage to Anais Nin, Lillian Hellman's eulogy for Dashiell Hammett. Here are fallen heroes commemorated, in the heartfelt words of Yitzhak Rabin's granddaughter at his funeral, in Ossie Davis's farewell to Malcolm X, in Earl Spencer's tribute to the Princess of Wales. Here, too, are moving letters: Charles Dickens to his wife on the death of their daughter, Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson on his daughter's death, an anonymous Royal Air Force pilot to his mother on the eve of his final battle.
Auden's "Funeral Blues" is here, along with the Cavafy poem recited by Maurice Tempelsman at Jacqueline Onassis' service. And there is room for humor as well, as in Hilaire Belloc's famous epitaph, "When I am dead, I hope it may be said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.'"
Remembrances and Celebrations is a comforting and affecting anthology of the literature of mourning, and a welcome aid in times of our own bereavement.
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A decade before the American-born poet Thomas Stearns Eliot's (1888-1965) death, he arranged for his ashes to be buried at St. Michael's, the village church in East Coker, a community in Southwest England, where his ancestors had lived for centuries. Read the first page
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A decade before the American-born poet Thomas Stearns Eliot's (1888-1965) death, he arranged for his ashes to be buried at St. Michael's, the village church in East Coker, a community in Southwest England, where his ancestors had lived for centuries. Read the first page
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This is a great book. Everyone who is dealing with or has delt with the loss of someone should read this book! It will help them.
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this book was great..this book should be read by everyone who has delt or is dealing with death
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Ms. Harris shows uncommon sensitivity in her choice of authors. I was moved to tears of joy and sorrow on several occasions. Without a doubt Ms Harris's work will rank as one of the most thoughful and provocative volumes of how we, as human beings, deal with grief and ultimately move on.
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This book is amazing! Everyone should read it!
This is a great book. Everyone who is dealing with or has delt with the loss of someone should read this book! It will help them.
Published on 8 July 1999
Strongly recommended
This book consists of a very wisely chosen selection of interesting writings on human loss. The over 100 writers and subjects include Mark Twain, Abigail Adams, Jacqueline Kennedy... Read more
Published on 28 May 1999
A collection of moving tributes that transcend time
I can't remember another book that had such a profound impact on me. The tributes are written with the utmost sincerity and affection and weaved together with delicate care. Read more
Published on 27 May 1999
it is such a great book
it is the best book in the world there is scary happy an dexcitting moments u have to read a copy
Published on 17 May 1999
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