Where can I find a summary of "Thanatopsis"?

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I would like a quick over view of the authors view on death. Even if you could just give me one, that would be appreciated. Please and Thank You.

Answer 1

Life seems to be sad because everything dies, but in fact no one should be sad about death because everything dies. In fact, the number of dead creatures far outnumbers the number of living creatures--so as you approach death, you should feel you are in good company.

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Answer 2

Summary Of Thanatopsis

Answer 3

Thanatopsis Summary

Answer 4

after the court has reviewed all of the pleadings, motions and all documents filed in the case, if the court determines there is no genuine issue of fact, the court may enter judgment in favor of the moving party. If the court finds there are no real facts in dispute, the court may decide the case based on the law. You only have a trial if there are facts in dispute. Typically the plaintiff and the defendant will both file motions for summary judgment after all discovery is completed. Discovery includes depositions, requests for production of documents, inspection of property and interrogatories. Each side will present what it thinks to be the facts in the case and then why they should win. If both sides agree that the facts are not in dispute (which in my experience never happens), then the court can rule. If the two sides do not agree the court can rule there really is no factual dispute and enter judgment. Often when the two sides disagree on the facts (which is most of the time) and the court enters summary judgment, it is appealed. If the court of appeals finds a material factual dispute, the case is remanded to the trial court for trial. Most of the time a plaintiff wants to keep the case going as long as possible as this helps motivate the defendant to settle the case for more money. The defendant wants the case to end quickly as this will be cheaper for them. Therefore a plaintiff will be happy to survive summary judgement (and on cloud nine to be granted S.J.). The defendant wants summary judgment so they can consider filing an action for malicious prosecution against the plaintiff. That is about the only way a defendant will recover their costs for defending the case. There are exceptions to this which vary from state to state and case to case.

Answer 5

The poem, “Thanatopsis,” written by William Cullen Bryant, is a wonderful literary work which explores the often controversial questions of death. Within his well written lines Bryant attempts to show the relationship between death’s eternal questions and the ongoing cycle of nature and life. Upon concluding the poem many readers are able to reaffirm their faith of an afterlife, while others are left aimlessly pondering this strange possibility. Throughout the poem Bryant creates images which connect death and sleep. In fact, once the reader gets halfway through the poem they discover that Bryant uses these words almost interchangeably. In the second stanza he writes, “All that tread the globe are but a handful to the tribes that slumber in its bosom.” Instead of referring to death he uses the word “slumber.”


"Thanatopsis" is a poem about veiws of death. The reader is supposed
to be less frightened by the aspects of death because in the end everyone is
one (Unitarian) in Nature which also refers to God because Romantics beleived
that in order to get closer to God there was no middle man . They felt that by
surrounding themselves in Nature they could "communicate" with God. The poem
also disestablishes social classes ans ranks because death is the equalizer and
nobody is better than anyone else.


Thanatopsis means a view of death. Bryant points out in the first 30 lines
that Death is scary, final, and lonely. You become one of the forgotten.
This view makes it sound like death is static and we are no more than carbon
life forms who get recycled by the earth when we die. However, lines 31-48
refute this view. We are not alone-many have gone before us and we join
those who have previously died. We also become one with the earth and with
all of Nature. As part of Humanity we are united by the fact that we will
ALL die. No one leaves this life alive. We all follow the same path
eventually. We are, therefore, all united and a part of the same cycle. He
ends the poem by telling us not to be afraid of Death but rather to embrace
it like a "pleasant dream."


Hope one of those helps you out..Good Luck!!.
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Answer 6

This Site Might Help You.

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Where can I find a summary of "Thanatopsis"?
I would like a quick over view of the authors view on death. Even if you could just give me one, that would be appreciated. Please and Thank You.

Answer 7

Here are some resources to help guide your interpretation of Bryant's poem:

http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/302.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/thanatopsis
http://www.eliteskills.com/c/1390

And the poem, if other people wanted to read it:
http://www.poetry-archive.com/b/thanatopsis.html

Answer 8

wikipedia.com is a good site, its a communtiy based encyclopedia, so its always being updated and changed

Answer 9

yes... wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanatopsis