Quotes by : Catharine Arnold

Death and burial were a public spectacle. Shakespeare may have seen for himself the gravediggers at St....

The faithful clamoured to be buried alongside the martyrs, as close as possible to the venerable remains,....

Meanwhile, we have carved out a place for ourselves among the dead; the glittering pinnacles of commerce....

The Romans feared their dead. In fact, Roman funeral customs derived from a need to propitiate the sensibilities....