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100 1 _aMaeterlinck, Maurice,
_d1862-1949
245 1 0 _aGleanings from Maeterlinck
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aEssays selected from: Our Eternity, The Unknown Guest, and The Wrack of the Storm.
500 _aRelease date is 2022-03-13
505 0 _aOur injustice to death -- Annihilation -- Communications with the dead -- Our ultimate consciousness -- The two aspects of infinity -- Our fate in those infinities -- Conclusions -- The knowledge of the future -- Heroism -- On re-reading Thucydides -- The dead do not die -- In memoriam -- The life of the dead -- The war and the prophets -- The will of earth -- When the war is over.
508 _aMark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Gleanings from Maeterlinck" by Maurice Maeterlinck is a philosophical essay collection written in the early 20th century. The work presents a selection of Maeterlinck's contemplative essays that explore existential themes, particularly focusing on death, the nature of consciousness, and the potential for communication with the afterlife. Through a reflective lens, the author navigates complex ideas, inviting readers to ponder their own understanding of existence and the mysteries surrounding life and death. The opening portion of the book begins with an introduction setting the stage for Maeterlinck's exploration of death. He captures the audience's attention with a scene from his play "The Blue Bird," illustrating the innocence of childhood in relation to the concept of death. This initial discussion transitions into a deeper contemplation of mankind's inherent fear of death, the failures of society to confront this fear, and the struggles associated with comprehending life’s inevitable end. Maeterlinck suggests that humans have a tendency to flee from this central truth of existence, reinforcing the necessity for a proactive engagement with the subject of death rather than a passive avoidance. This opening segment effectively prepares the reader for a deeper philosophical journey through the various essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1913
653 _aDeath
653 _aBelgian essays (French) -- Translations into English
700 1 _aTeixeira de Mattos, Alexander,
_d1865-1921
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/gleaningsfrommae00maetiala
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67625
999 _c108447
_d108447