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Rebecca West and the God That Failed: Essays
ISBN: 9780595362271 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. After completing his biography of Rebecca West in 1995, Carl Rollyson felt bereft. As his wife said, 'Rebecca was such good company." He had already embarked on another biography, but Rebecca kept beckoning him. He felt there was more to say about her politics-a misunderstood part of her repertoire as reporter and novelist. And had he done justice to her enormous sense of fun and humor? He regretted excising the portrait of her he wanted to put at the beginning of his biography. His editor kept cutting away at what he called Rollyson's doorstop of a book. And then after years of waiting,...
After completing his biography of Rebecca West in 1995, Carl Rollyson felt bereft. As his wife said, 'Rebecca was such good company." He had already e...
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Irish Novelists
ISBN: 9781429836920 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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Detective & Mystery Novelists
ISBN: 9781429836753 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews
ISBN: 9781604735673 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Dana Andrews (1909-1992) worked with distinguished directors such as John Ford, Lewis Milestone, Otto Preminger, Fritz Lang, William Wyler, William A. Wellman, Mervyn Le Roy, Jean Renoir, and Elia Kazan. He played romantic leads alongside the great beauties of the modern screen, including Joan Crawford, Elizabeth Taylor, Greer Garson, Merle Oberon, Linda Darnell, Susan Hayward, Maureen O'Hara, and most important of all, Gene Tierney, with whom he did five films. Retrospectives of his work often elicit high praise for an underrated actor, a master of the minimalist style. His image... Dana Andrews (1909-1992) worked with distinguished directors such as John Ford, Lewis Milestone, Otto Preminger, Fritz Lang, William Wyler, William... |
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Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress, Revised and Updated
ISBN: 9781617039782 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In American popular culture, Marilyn Monroe(1926-1962) has evolved in stature from movie superstar to American icon. Monroe's own understanding of her place in the American imagination and her effort to perfect her talent as an actress are explored with great sensitivity in Carl Rollyson's engaging narrative. He shows how movies became crucial events in the shaping of Monroe's identity. He regards her enduring gifts as a creative artist, discussing how her smaller roles in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve established the context for her career, while in-depth chapters on... In American popular culture, Marilyn Monroe(1926-1962) has evolved in stature from movie superstar to American icon. Monroe's own understanding of ... |
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Documentary Film: Contexts and Criticism
ISBN: 9780595420612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 89 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Documentary Film: Contexts and Criticism" is designed to complement Rollyson's "Documentary Film: A Primer." The films discussed in this volume include "Zelig, the Lumiere brothers documentaries, Nanook of the North, The Man With a Movie Camera, Triumph of the Will, Olympia, The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, Why We Fight, Fires Were Started," and several Jill Craigie films, including an extended discussion of "Two Hours From London," her controversial examination of the Balkan wars and the siege of Dubrovnik.What sets this text apart from other studies of documentary is that...
"Documentary Film: Contexts and Criticism" is designed to complement Rollyson's "Documentary Film: A Primer." The films discussed in this volume inclu...
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The Making of Sylvia Plath
ISBN: 9781496846679 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Gothic Novelists
ISBN: 9781429836784 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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156,09 |
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Political Novelists
ISBN: 9781429836814 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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156,09 |
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Ronald Colman: Hollywood's Gentleman Hero
ISBN: 9798887714370 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 490 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Critical Survey of Long Fiction : Feminist Novelists
ISBN: 9781429836845 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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Uses of the Past in the Novels of William Faulkner
ISBN: 9781504029995 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Originally selected by Faulkner scholars Blotner and Litz for their series on the author, this pathbreaking monograph contains a comprehensive and provocative discussion of Faulkner's historical vision. Drawing on the rich literature of historiography (including the writings of R. G. Collingwood and Herbert Butterfield), and on a wide-ranging body of scholarship on the historical novel (including discussions of Scott, Thackeray, and Conrad), Rollyson shrewdly probes Faulkner's dynamic and changing uses of the past. Also taking advantage of his own work as a biographer, Rollyson has... Originally selected by Faulkner scholars Blotner and Litz for their series on the author, this pathbreaking monograph contains a comprehensive and ... |
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African American Novelists
ISBN: 9781429836876 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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Pablo Picasso: A Biography for Beginners
ISBN: 9781440132476 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Critical Survey of Long Fiction : Latin American Novelists
ISBN: 9781429836951 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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Documentary Film: A Primer
ISBN: 9780595339259 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Documentary Film: A Primer" provides a succinct introduction to the nature of the documentary, drawing on examples from the work of Robert Flaherty, Dziga Vertov, Leni Riefenstahl, Woody Allen, Warren Beatty, Spalding Gray, Cindy Sherman, Susan Sontag, and others. The documentaries discussed cover a range of subjects including the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust, and the worlds of fashion and sports. This incisive foray into the essentials of documentary is then buttressed by an in depth discussion of the career of Jill Craigie, a British director/writer who brought to the cinema an...
"Documentary Film: A Primer" provides a succinct introduction to the nature of the documentary, drawing on examples from the work of Robert Flaherty, ...
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German Novelists
ISBN: 9781429836913 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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Critical Insights: Lillian Hellman: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access
ISBN: 9781587658297 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This title in the series concentrates on those plays and books that remain part of a vibrant scholarly and popular literature about Hellman's life and affairs. Several essays address Hellman's most famous work The Children's Hour. These essays address the controversial theme of lesbianism as well as the roles of good and evil in the play. Also included is an examination of both of the film versions of the play. Other essays address the accuracy of the portrayal of the CivilWar in The Little Foxes, a commentary on the comparison of Toys in the Attic to the plays of Tennessee Williams and the...
This title in the series concentrates on those plays and books that remain part of a vibrant scholarly and popular literature about Hellman's life and...
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The Twenties in America: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access
ISBN: 9781587658556 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 1444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Flappers, prohibition, jazz, and the Lost Generationa The Twenties in America examines the iconic personalities and moments of this uproarious decade. The encyclopaedia serves as a valuable source of reliable information and keen insights for today's students.
Flappers, prohibition, jazz, and the Lost Generationa The Twenties in America examines the iconic personalities and moments of this uproarious decade....
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Female Icons: Marilyn Monroe to Susan Sontag
ISBN: 9780595357260 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume represents more than twenty-five years of writing about female icons and biography. Rollyson provides the bits and pieces that resulted not only in his biography of "Marilyn Monroe" but also in much of the work he has subsequently done on "Lillian Hellman," "Martha Gellhorn," "Rebecca West," "Susan Sontag," and on the nature of biography itself. This book includes a selection of Rollyson's "New York Sun" book reviews dealing with female icons such as Mary Stuart, Mary Wollstonecraft, The Brontes, Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Sylvia Plath. Rollyson's writing...
This volume represents more than twenty-five years of writing about female icons and biography. Rollyson provides the bits and pieces that resulted no...
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