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A Girl And Death
"A Girl and Death" is a 1892 fantasy poem (commonly subtitled in print as "fairy tale") by Maksim Gorky, written in his youth. It was first published in the newspaper ''Novaya Zhizn (Mensheviks), Novaya Zhizn'' in 1917. The poem is best known for Joseph Stalin's inscription on its copy: "This piece is stronger than Goethe's Faust, Goethe's ''Faust'' (love defeats death)". Plot The tsar, defeated in a battle, is annoyed by a laughter of a girl in the bushes. He angrily rebukes her, but she retorts that she is speaking to her lover and does not care. Angered, the tsar orders to kill her. Death allows the girl to kiss her lover one last time, but the girl does not return on time. Death finds the girl asleep hugging her lover. The girl asks to forgive her lover and tells Death that because of the love she is no longer afraid of her destiny. Touched, Death allows them both to live, but warns that from that moment Death will eternally be beside Love. Stalin's comment On September 11, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death And Maiden By K
Death is the end of life; the Irreversible process, irreversible cessation of all biological process, biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to Decomposition, decompose shortly after death. Some organisms, such as ''Turritopsis dohrnii'', are Biological immortality, biologically immortal; however, they can still die from means other than Senescence, aging. Death is generally applied to whole organisms; the equivalent for individual components of an organism, such as Cell (biology), cells or Tissue (biology), tissues, is necrosis. Something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said ''to die'', as a virus is not considered alive in the first place. As of the early 21st century, 56 million people die per year. The most common reason is aging, followed by cardiovascular disease, which is a disease that af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
