wyszukanych pozycji: 67
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Not Entitled: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780374525927 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From a great critic of english literature, a different kind of text: a luminous account of his own life. Throughout this uniquely personal work, Frank Kermode touches on the deeper, lighter, ineffable issues of autobiography, and he does so with his characteristic grace, precision, and amused wisdom. Tracing his life from his childhood through his six years in the Royal Navy during World War II, from his student days in Liverpool to his battles at Cambridge over the literature curriculum and faculty, he shows us the miraculous connections between life and literature, between the world and... From a great critic of english literature, a different kind of text: a luminous account of his own life. Throughout this uniquely personal work, Fr... |
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89,86 zł |
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The Shawshank Redemption
ISBN: 9780851709680 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Traces the history of The Shawshank Redemption, originally a low-key prison movie, from the pages of Stephen King's novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption"to the screens on which it became a phenomenon, as well as exploring the near-religious fervour that the film inspires in its devoted fans.
" Traces the history of The Shawshank Redemption, originally a low-key prison movie, from the pages of Stephen King's novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawsha...
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66,48 zł |
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The Good, the Bad and the Multiplex: What's Wrong with Modern Movies?
ISBN: 9780099543497 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A renowned film critic offersa no-holds-barred account of all that is great and all that is terrible about cinemaOutspoken, opinionated, and hilariously funny, the critic who carved out a career in print, radio, and television based entirely on the belief that "The Exorcist" is the greatest movie ever made and that the "Pirates of the Caribbean "films should be buried in a very deep hole where they can never bother anyone ever again tackles the real questions that serious filmgoers need answered: "What's wrong with the modern movie business? How can we make it right? If blockbusters make...
A renowned film critic offersa no-holds-barred account of all that is great and all that is terrible about cinemaOutspoken, opinionated, and hilarious...
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59,20 zł |
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The Exorcist
ISBN: 9781839021718 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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65,15 zł |
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Hatchet Job: Love Movies, Hate Critics
ISBN: 9781447230533 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Once upon a time there were professional film makers and professional critics. They didn't always agree, but there was a mutual respect. It is very different now. Starting with the celebrated TV fight between Ken Russell and Alexander Walker (the former hit the latter with a rolled up copy of his Evening Standard review!) and ending with his own admission to Steven Spielberg of a major error of judgement, Mark Kermode takes us on a journey across the modern cinematic landscape. We are all critics now and, as the professional role diminishes, the democratic opportunities of the internet have...
Once upon a time there were professional film makers and professional critics. They didn't always agree, but there was a mutual respect. It is very di...
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53,81 zł |
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The Shawshank Redemption
ISBN: 9781839027222 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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66,30 zł |
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Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary People with Disabilities or Illnesses: A Good Practice Guide for Health and Care Provision - audiobook
ISBN: 9781785925412 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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140,00 zł |
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Silent Running
ISBN: 9781844578320 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Mark Kermode, who describes Silent Running (1972) as his favourite sci-fi film of all time, traces Douglas Trumbull's sentimental masterpiece from its roots in the counter-culture of the sixties to its enduring appeal as a cult classic in the 21st century. Mark Kermode, who describes Silent Running (1972) as his favourite sci-fi film of all time, traces Douglas Trumbull's sentimental masterpiece from ... |
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66,48 zł |
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It's Only a Movie: Reel Life Adventures of a Film Obsessive
ISBN: 9780099543480 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. For all those who grew upbelieving that "Planet of the Apes" explains all there isto know about politics, that "Slade in Flame" was a savage expose of the pop world, and that "The Exorcist" revealed the meaning of life, then you probably spent far too many of your formative years at the cinema. Just as likely, you soon realized that there was only one career open to youyou'd have to become a film critic. In "It s Only a Movie," the incomparable Mark Kermode takes us into the weird world of a life lived in widescreen. Join him as he embarks on a gut-wrenching journey through the former Soviet...
For all those who grew upbelieving that "Planet of the Apes" explains all there isto know about politics, that "Slade in Flame" was a savage expose of...
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59,20 zł |
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The Age of Shakespeare
ISBN: 9780753819951 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In this volume, a literary scholar explains how the history of the Elizabethan era is the backdrop to William Shakespeare and his plays.
In this volume, a literary scholar explains how the history of the Elizabethan era is the backdrop to William Shakespeare and his plays.
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53,81 zł |
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How Does It Feel?: A Life of Musical Misadventures
ISBN: 9781474608992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The hilarious memoir of adored film critic Mark Kermode's riotous attempts to become a popstar - 'Wonderful...terrific...hit me right between the eyes' STEPHEN FRY
The hilarious memoir of adored film critic Mark Kermode's riotous attempts to become a popstar - 'Wonderful...terrific...hit me right between the eyes...
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50,99 zł |
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Tudor Drama Before Shakespeare, 1485-1590: New Directions for Research, Criticism, and Pedagogy
ISBN: 9781403965264 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 271 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This collection brings together established scholars and new names in the field of Tudor drama studies. Through a range of traditional and theoretical approaches, the essays address the neglected early and mid-Tudor period before the rise of the 'mature' drama of Marlowe and Shakespeare in the 1590s. New Ideas for research topics and pedagogical methods are discussed in the essays, which each provide original arguments about specific texts and/or performances while also providing an advanced introduction to a concentrated area of Tudor drama studies. While the continuation of mystery play...
This collection brings together established scholars and new names in the field of Tudor drama studies. Through a range of traditional and theoretical...
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346,96 zł |
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The Genesis of Secrecy: On the Interpretation of Narrative
ISBN: 9780674345355 / Angielski / Miękka / 1980 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Frank Kermode has long held a distinctive place among modern critics. He brings to the study of literature a fine and fresh critical intelligence that is always richly suggestive, never modish. He offers here an inquiry--elegant in conception and style--into the art of interpretation. His subject quite simply is meanings; how they are revealed and how they are concealed. Drawing on the venerable tradition of biblical interpretation, Mr. Kermode examines some enigmatic passages and episodes in the gospels. From his reading come ideas about what makes interpretation possible--and often... Frank Kermode has long held a distinctive place among modern critics. He brings to the study of literature a fine and fresh critical intelligence t... |
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166,71 zł |
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Medieval Merchants
ISBN: 9780521497374 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book is based on the biographies of some 1400 individuals who lived in three northern English towns during the later Middle Ages. It analyzes the many aspects of merchant society: achievements in politics, attitudes toward religion, the family, wider circles of friends and business acquaintances, and the nature and conduct of trade. Merchants were at the core of urban society and played a central role in the development of urban mentalite. This is one of the broadest studies of them yet published, integrating a very wide range of original sources.
This book is based on the biographies of some 1400 individuals who lived in three northern English towns during the later Middle Ages. It analyzes the...
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724,23 zł |
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The Sense of an Ending: Studies in the Theory of Fiction with a New Epilogue
ISBN: 9780195136128 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Frank Kermode is one of our most distinguished critics of English literature. Here, he contributes a new epilogue to his collection of classic lectures on the relationship of fiction to age-old concepts of apocalyptic chaos and crisis. Prompted by the approach of the millennium, he revisits the book which brings his highly concentrated insights to bear on some of the most unyielding philosophical and aesthetic enigmas. Examining the works of writers from Plato to William Burrows, Kermode shows how they have persistently imposed their "fictions" upon the face of eternity and how these have...
Frank Kermode is one of our most distinguished critics of English literature. Here, he contributes a new epilogue to his collection of classic lecture...
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86,24 zł |
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Romantic Image
ISBN: 9780415261869 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For the past four decades Frank Kermode, critic and writer, has steadily established himself as one of the most brilliant minds of his generation. Author and editor of over forty books, his prodigious output includes some of the best literary criticism to be published. Questioning the public's harsh perception of 'the artist', Kermode at the same time gently pokes fun at artists' own, often inflated, self-image. He identifies what has become one of the defining characteristics of the Romantic tradition - the artist in isolation and the emerging power of the imagination. The ingeniousness of...
For the past four decades Frank Kermode, critic and writer, has steadily established himself as one of the most brilliant minds of his generation. Aut...
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486,08 zł |
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The Oxford Anthology of English Literature: Two-Volume Edition Volume I: The Middle Ages Through the Eighteenth Century
ISBN: 9780195016574 / Angielski / Miękka / 1973 / 2432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In one volume. This collection, published in six individual volumes or in this two-volume edition, presents the finest English literature from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, with introductory matter and extensive annotation by six of the foremost critics and scholars writing today.
In one volume. This collection, published in six individual volumes or in this two-volume edition, presents the finest English literature from the Mid...
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1235,68 zł |
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The Oxford Book of Letters
ISBN: 9780192804907 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 559 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Reading other people's letters, like reading private diaries, offers thrilling and unexpected glimpses into the lives of others, and it is partly this guilty pleasure we take in such literary eavesdropping that makes The Oxford Book of Letters so compelling. With subjects ranging from the mundane to the extraordinary, from the tragic to the hilarious, this volume spans over five centuries and chronicles the affairs of correspondents from Elizabeth I to Groucho Marx, from politicians to poets, from the famous to the unknown.
But whether the writers are educated or barely literate, whether... Reading other people's letters, like reading private diaries, offers thrilling and unexpected glimpses into the lives of others, and it is partly this...
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137,14 zł |
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An Appetite for Poetry
ISBN: 9780674040939 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Frank Kermode is the preeminent practitioner of the art of criticism in the English-speaking world. As such his task entails the readiness to evaluate in general terms the widest range of texts, both ancient and modern, and also the ability to make public sense of the seemingly arcane debates about theories of literature as they pertain to the ongoing process of evaluation. It has been Kermode's distinction to make a virtue--as all the best critics have done--of the necessarily occasional nature of his profession. That virtue is evident in every page of this set of essays. This is a book... Frank Kermode is the preeminent practitioner of the art of criticism in the English-speaking world. As such his task entails the readiness to evalu... |
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236,73 zł |
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Shakespeare, Spenser, Donne : Renaissance Essays
ISBN: 9780415352949 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This collection of essays discusses some of the central works and areas of literature in the Renaissance period of cultural history.
This collection of essays discusses some of the central works and areas of literature in the Renaissance period of cultural history.
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1535,15 zł |