16,19 €
17,99 €
-10% with code: EXTRA
Scything
Scything
16,19
17,99 €
  • We will send in 10–14 business days.
As the only species aware of its mortality, people have always had a morbid preoccupation with death. Our agrarian forefathers anthropomorphized their fear into the Grim Reaper, whose swipe symbolized the unexpected moment of life's end. Few of us own a scythe or know how to use one, but that swish still represents the surprise of hearing about someone's death and makes us tremble at the thought of how quickly we will pass into nonexistence. The now familiar Grim Reaper figure has outlasted fou…
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN-10: 0982861265
  • ISBN-13: 9780982861264
  • Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 0.2 cm, softcover
  • Language: English
  • SAVE -10% with code: EXTRA

Scything (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

Reviews

(4.75 Goodreads rating)

Description

As the only species aware of its mortality, people have always had a morbid preoccupation with death. Our agrarian forefathers anthropomorphized their fear into the Grim Reaper, whose swipe symbolized the unexpected moment of life's end. Few of us own a scythe or know how to use one, but that swish still represents the surprise of hearing about someone's death and makes us tremble at the thought of how quickly we will pass into nonexistence. The now familiar Grim Reaper figure has outlasted four or five centuries, making appearances at costume balls and in New Yorker cartoons. He's forever here among us, maybe even sorting his socks, while providing fodder for black humor and verse. Both playful and somber, these poems improvise a traditional symbol, mocking the Reaper's mocking of our mortality.

EXTRA 10 % discount with code: EXTRA

16,19
17,99 €
We will send in 10–14 business days.

The promotion ends in 20d.05:45:19

The discount code is valid when purchasing from 10 €. Discounts do not stack.

Log in and for this item
you will receive 0,18 Book Euros!?
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN-10: 0982861265
  • ISBN-13: 9780982861264
  • Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 0.2 cm, softcover
  • Language: English English

As the only species aware of its mortality, people have always had a morbid preoccupation with death. Our agrarian forefathers anthropomorphized their fear into the Grim Reaper, whose swipe symbolized the unexpected moment of life's end. Few of us own a scythe or know how to use one, but that swish still represents the surprise of hearing about someone's death and makes us tremble at the thought of how quickly we will pass into nonexistence. The now familiar Grim Reaper figure has outlasted four or five centuries, making appearances at costume balls and in New Yorker cartoons. He's forever here among us, maybe even sorting his socks, while providing fodder for black humor and verse. Both playful and somber, these poems improvise a traditional symbol, mocking the Reaper's mocking of our mortality.

Reviews

  • No reviews
0 customers have rated this item.
5
0%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%
(will not be displayed)