Mortality's Muse: The Fine Art of Dying

Synopsis

D.t. Siebert's Mortality's Muse: The Fine Art Of Dying Demonstrates How Art, Literature In Particular, Addresses That Most Fundamental Of Human Fears-mortal Anxiety. Various Aspects Of Culture And Thought Come Into Play: From The Psychological, Theological, And Philosophical To The Literary, All Brought Together Under The Idea And Ideal Of The Aesthetic. Preface: The Burden Of Mortality -- Two Cultures: One Of Death And One Of Life -- A Mighty Fortress Is Our God: The Religious Consolation -- The Role Of Art: The Secular Consolation -- Dying As A Performing Art -- Partying Among The Tombs -- Elegies And The Elegiac Sense Of Life -- The Art Of War -- Conclusion: Last Words -- Appendix: Recommended Reading. D.t. Siebert. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.