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'I think I shall be among the English Poets after my death,' John Keats soberly prophesied in 1818 as he started writing the blankverse epic Hyperion. Today he endures as the archetypal Romantic genius who explored the limits of the imagination and celebrated the pleasures of the senses but suffered a tragic early death. Edmund Wilson counted him as 'one of the half dozen greatest English writers,' and T. S. Eliot has paid tribute to the Shakespearean quality of Keats's greatness. Indeed, his work has survived better than that of any of his contemporaries the devaluation of Romantic poetry that began early in this century. 'No one else in English poetry, save Shakespeare, has in expression quite the fascinating felicity of Keats, his perception of loveliness,' said Matthew Arnold. 'In the faculty of naturalistic interpretation, in what we call natural magic, he ranks with Shakespeare.'
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Dying is a social as well as physiological phenomenon. Each society characterizes and, consequently, treats death and dying in its own individual ways—ways that differ markedly. These particular patterns of death and dying engender modal cultural responses, and such institutionalized behavior has familiar, economical, educational, religious, and political implications. The Handbook of Death and Dying takes stock of the vast literature in the field of thanatology, arranging and synthesizing what has been an unwieldy body of knowledge into a concise, yet comprehensive reference work. This two-volume handbook will provide direction and momentum to the study of death-related behavior for many years to come. Key Features More than 100 contributors representing authoritative expertise in a diverse array of disciplines Anthropology Family Studies History Law Medicine Mortuary Science Philosophy Psychology Social work Sociology Theology A distinguished editorial board of leading scholars and researchers in the field More than 100 definitive essays covering almost every dimension of death-related behavior Comprehensive and inclusive, exploring concepts and social patterns within the larger topical concern Journal article length essays that address topics with appropriate detail Multidisciplinary and cross-cultural coverage.
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Putting Thoughts into Action: Implants Tap the Thinking Brain Researchers are decoding the brain to give a voice and a hand to the paralyzed—and to learn how it controls our movements By Alan S. Brown
Five Ways Brain Scans Mislead Us Colorful scans have lulled us into an oversimplified conception of the brain as a modular machine By Michael Shermer
Never Say Die: Why We Can't Imagine Death Why so many of us think our minds continue on after we die By Jesse Bering
Includes: - Creative Destruction by Roger D. Hodge - How to Save Capitalism: Fundamental fixes for a collapsing system - Dreaming XXL: For the African-American market, bootleg shirts stretch Obama's image by Jake Austen - Photo Essay: Life and Death by Lynsey Addario - The Botch, new fiction by David Means - ... and more (Harper's Index, New Books, Findings, etc.)
