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Title: Our Eternity
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Summary: "Our Eternity" by Maurice Maeterlinck is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the profound themes surrounding death, existence, and the inevitable fate that all humans share. Rather than focusing solely on abstract concepts, it invites readers to confront the reality of death and the myriad questions that arise from it. The opening of the text introduces the idea that death is not something to be feared or avoided but rather to be understood. Maeterlinck emphasizes that our societal approach often shrouds death in misunderstanding and unwarranted anxiety, suggesting a society that too readily imposes the horrors associated with dying and the afterlife. He argues for a direct engagement with the concept of death, encouraging readers to explore it with clarity and courage, thus paving the way toward a more authentic existence. Through this opening, the author sets the tone for an exploration of how our perceptions of death shape our understanding of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949
Translator: Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander, 1865-1921
EBook No.: 50399
Published: Nov 6, 2015
Downloads: 190
Language: English
Subject: Spiritualism
Subject: Immortality
Subject: Death
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Our Eternity
Credits:
Produced by Mark C. Orton, Elizabeth Oscanyan and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images generously made
available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Our Eternity" by Maurice Maeterlinck is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the profound themes surrounding death, existence, and the inevitable fate that all humans share. Rather than focusing solely on abstract concepts, it invites readers to confront the reality of death and the myriad questions that arise from it. The opening of the text introduces the idea that death is not something to be feared or avoided but rather to be understood. Maeterlinck emphasizes that our societal approach often shrouds death in misunderstanding and unwarranted anxiety, suggesting a society that too readily imposes the horrors associated with dying and the afterlife. He argues for a direct engagement with the concept of death, encouraging readers to explore it with clarity and courage, thus paving the way toward a more authentic existence. Through this opening, the author sets the tone for an exploration of how our perceptions of death shape our understanding of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949
Translator: Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander, 1865-1921
EBook No.: 50399
Published: Nov 6, 2015
Downloads: 190
Language: English
Subject: Spiritualism
Subject: Immortality
Subject: Death
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.