Project Gutenberg 2007-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 314 Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly 1549 1623 Garnier, Robert 1544 1590 Garnier, R. (Robert) Pembroke, Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of 1561 1621 Herbert, Mary, Countess of Pembroke Pembrock, Maria von Pembroke, Countess of (Mary Sidney Herbert) Sidney, Mary, Countess of Pembroke A Discourse of Life and Death, by Mornay; and Antonius by Garnier Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Discourse of Life and Death" by Ph. Mornay is a philosophical dialogue written in the late 16th century. The text explores profound themes surrounding the human condition, the burdens of life, and the acceptance of death, contrasting the temporary frustrations of mortal existence with the promise of eternal life beyond death. The narrative reflects deep existential thoughts and is likely aimed at readers interested in philosophical or theological discourse. The opening of the work sets a contemplative tone, presenting life as a continuous struggle marked by toil and suffering. Mornay reflects on human tendencies to fear death despite it being portrayed as a release from life's hardships. Through vivid metaphors and rhetorical questions, the author illustrates the paradoxes of life and death, positing that rather than fearing death, we should embrace it as a passage to peace and fulfillment. This segment introduces a rich exploration of ideas about existence, urging the reader to reflect on the futility of worldly pursuits and the transient nature of human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. -- Drama Death -- Early works to 1800 BD PQ Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 224100 224028 2024-10-09T12:03:42.494199 2023-09-10T04:10:24.313723 text/html text/html 220941 2007-06-10T08:20:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 144281 2007-06-10T08:27:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 255808 2024-10-09T12:03:52.702163 application/epub+zip 258947 2024-10-09T12:03:47.164168 application/epub+zip 142886 2024-10-09T12:03:45.473183 application/epub+zip 566995 2024-10-09T12:03:56.226155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531619 2024-10-09T12:03:51.535167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207827 2022-09-10T09:15:37.077392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185666 2024-10-09T12:03:41.404233 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186350 2007-06-10T08:20:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 72612 2007-06-10T08:27:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 185448 2007-06-10T08:24:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 72426 2007-06-10T08:27:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185518 2007-06-10T08:24:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72388 2007-06-10T08:27:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24145 2024-10-09T12:03:56.379141 application/rdf+xml 25181 2024-10-09T12:03:46.078180 image/jpeg 4815 2024-10-09T12:03:45.767174 image/jpeg 252582 2024-10-09T12:03:42.533222 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia