The Book of Eulogies - by Phyllis Theroux (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This invaluable anthology of eulogies, both a celebration of remarkable lives and a sourcebook for the grieving, features efforts by some of the world's greatest writers, including Mark Twain's reminiscence of his daughter, William Styron's tribute to James Baldwin, and Robert Kennedy's extemporaneous remarks upon hearing of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>This invaluable anthology is the first and only collection dedicated to the art of the eulogy.</b> For the past several years, Phyllis Theroux has collected the most eloquent and moving writing commemorating a death, assessing a life, or offering solace to the bereaved. Ranging from Thomas Jefferson's magisterial eulogy for George Washington to Anna Quindlen's affectionate memorial for her grandmother; from Helen Keller's words about her dear friend Mark Twain to Adlai Stevenson's about Eleanor Roosevelt, <i>The Book of Eulogies</i> establishes that great eulogies are a celebration of remarkable lives that can illuminate, confirm, inspire, and redirect our own. <br> Theroux has included some of the world's most well-known tributes, such as Pericles' Funeral Oration, Jules Michelet's appreciation of Jeanne d'Arc, Victor Hugo's ringing words on the one hundredth anniversary of Voltaire's death, Cardinal Suenens's eulogy for Pope John XXIII. But most of the eulogized assembled here are eighteenth- to twentieth-century Americans, and the stories of their lives illuminate our history with a particularly intimate light. In Robert Kennedy's extemporaneous remarks upon hearing of the death of Martin Luther King, or Eugene McCarthy's tribute to his friend and colleague, Hubert Humphrey, the values, wisdom, and spirit of both the eulogized and the eulogizer are revealed. <br> <i>The Book of Eulogies</i> is a sourcebook for anyone who must find words of solace, understanding, and inspiration on the occasion of a beloved's death. It is also a treasury of astonishing eloquence, passion, and humanity -- a record of extraordinary lives, seen through the eyes of those who knew and loved them.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This invaluable anthology is the first and only collection dedicated to the art of the eulogy. For the past several years, Phyllis Theroux has collected the most eloquent and moving writing commemorating a death, assessing a life, or offering solace to the bereaved. Ranging from Thomas Jefferson's magisterial eulogy for George Washington to Anna Quindlen's affectionate memorial for her grandmother; from Helen Keller's words about her dear friend Mark Twain to Adlai Stevenson's about Eleanor Roosevelt, The Book of Eulogies establishes that great eulogies are a celebration of remarkable lives that can illuminate, confirm, inspire, and redirect our own. Theroux has included some of the world's most well-known tributes, such as Pericles' Funeral Oration, Jules Michelet's appreciation of Jeanne d'Arc, Victor Hugo's ringing words on the one hundredth anniversary of Voltaire's death, Cardinal Suenens's eulogy for Pope John XXIII. But most of the eulogized assembled here are eighteenth- to twentieth-century Americans, and the stories of their lives illuminate our history with a particularly intimate light. In Robert Kennedy's extemporaneous remarks upon hearing of the death of Martin Luther King, or Eugene McCarthy's tribute to his friend and colleague, Hubert Humphrey, the values, wisdom, and spirit of both the eulogized and the eulogizer are revealed. The Book of Eulogies is a sourcebook for anyone who must find words of solace, understanding, and inspiration on the occasion of a beloved's death. It is also a treasury of astonishing eloquence, passion, and humanity - a record of extraordinary lives, seen through the eyes of those who knew and loved them.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Cokie Roberts ABC News/National Public Radio This wonderful book teaches us a great deal -- about history, about courage, about writing. But most of all, in reading about the parts of a life eulogists choose to remember and recount, we learn a great deal about living a well-lived life.<br><br>M. Scott Peck, M.D. author of "The Road Less Traveled" and "Denial of the Soul" An anthology of eulogies: What a marvelous concept, and brilliant in execution! Makes history come wonderfully alive. Belongs in every school and home library. I loved it.<br><br>Thomas Moore author of "Care of the Soul" and "The Education of the Heart" I now understand why some anthologies are called treasures and described as golden. Phyllis Theroux has created a book of such deep sentiment and beauty of language that it is truly a golden treasury, a volume worth keeping for a lifetime. It offers an education in humanity, civility, friendship, and the beauty of words.<br><br>Cokie Roberts<P>ABC News/National Public Radio<P>This wonderful book teaches us a great deal -- about history, about courage, about writing. But most of all, in reading about the parts of a life eulogists choose to remember and recount, we learn a great deal about living a well-lived life.<P><br><br>Judith Viorst<P>You need this book. It will absorb you, instruct you, touch you, and serve as a lifelong source of inspiration and consolation.<P><br><br>M. Scott Peck, M.D.<P>author of "The Road Less Traveled" and "Denial of the Soul"<P>An anthology of eulogies: What a marvelous concept, and brilliant in execution! Makes history come wonderfully alive. Belongs in every school and home library. I loved it.<P><br><br>Thomas Moore<P>author of "Care of the Soul" and "The Education of the Heart"<br><br>Judith Viorst You need this book. It will absorb you, instruct you, touch you, and serve as a lifelong source of inspiration and consolation.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Phyllis Theroux is the author of "California and Other States of Grace" and "Nightlights: Bedtime Stories for Parents in the Dark." The founder of the Nightwriters seminar, she is a magazine columnist, children's book writer, and was a regular essayist on "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer." She lives in Ashland, Virginia.
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