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<p>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, <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.</p> <p>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 deat

Author

Theroux, Phyllis, editor

Publisher

New York, NY: Scribner

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780684822518

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

4.06 / 5 (31 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14