ISBN: 9780691056883 - last words: variations on a theme in cultural history (25 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Based on factual accounts, anecdotes, literary works and films, this study investigates the fascination society feels for last words, those utterances spoken at the border between this world and the next. Last words are shown to convey irony, epitomize a life, or play to an audience.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Based on factual accounts, anecdotes, literary works and films, this study investigates the fascination society feels for last words, those utterances spoken at the border between this world and the next. Last words are shown to convey irony, epitomize a life, or play to an audience.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Revised, Expanded. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. Based on factual accounts, anecdotes, literary works and films, this study investigates the fascination society feels for last words, those utterances spoken at the border between this world and the next. Last words are shown to convey irony, epitomize a life, or play to an audience.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Based on factual accounts, anecdotes, literary works and films, this study investigates the fascination society feels for last words, those utterances spoken at the border between this world and the next. Last words are shown to convey irony, epitomize a life, or play to an audience.…

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: About Fine. First Edition, First Printing. First Edition First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in maroon cloth w/gold spine titles. Fine and unmarked book in About Fine DJ w/wear at top edge. ix, 250pp inc. Notes, Bibliography, Index, Works By the Same Author. 268 p. Book.…

Hb. Condizione: VG. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG. Revised. 250pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed. Endnotes; biblio.; index.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Princeton University Press, 1992. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket show slight shelf wear. Book is clean with no marks or page folds. Bookseller Inventory BS/RLR5592072017.

Hb. Condizione: VG+. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG+. 1st. Hb. VG+/VG+. 1st. 250pp. Index, Biblio., Notes. Light wear, DJ: rubbing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. First American Edition. From a personal collection. 1st printing of 1st American edition, with complete number line. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good; unclipped DJ protected in Mylar. A very nice copy. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Used-Very Good. Rev Exp. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy.

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hardcover. Condizione: Very Good in Dustjacket. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Princeton. 1992. Princeton University Press. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0691056889. 268 pages. hardcover. keywords: History Quotations Last Words Death. DESCRIPTION - Whether Goethe actually cried 'More light!' on his deathbed, or whether Conrad Hilton checked out of this world after uttering 'Leave the shower curtain on the inside of the tub,' last words, regardless of authenticity, have long captured the imagination of Western society. In this playfully serious investigation based on factual accounts, anecdotes, literary works, and films, Karl S. Guthke explores the cultural importance of those words spoken at the border between this world and the next. The exit lines of both famous and ordinary people embody a sense of drama and truthfulness that fulfills a widespread public expectation, and they reveal much about our thoughts on living and dying. Why are we so interested in last words? Presenting statements from such figures as Socrates, Nathan Hale, Marie Antoinette, and Oscar Wilde ('I am dying as I have lived, beyond my means'), Guthke examines our fascination in terms of our need for closure, our desire for immortality, and our attraction to the mystique of death scenes. The author considers both authentic and invented final statements as he looks at the formation of symbols and legends and their function in our culture. Last words, handed down from generation to generation like cultural heirlooms, have a good chance of surviving in our collective memory. They are shown to epitomize a life, convey a sense of irony, or play to an audience, as in the case of the assassinated Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, who is said to have died imploring journalists: 'Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something.' inventory #28215.…

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0691056889. …

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. 250pp, index, bibliography, notes. Or red cloth in jacket. The author looks at a topic close to the 'taboo' zone- the words we speak as we prepare to leave the world of the living and the enter the unknown. last words of famous and ordinary people are considered, along with the cultural significance of 'last words'. Size: 8vo.…

Condizione: Very Good. From the Library of John Russell Taylor.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 250 pages. Light irregular fading to spine cloth. Hardback with a dust jacket. Last Words: Variations on a Theme in Cultural History (Princeton Legacy Library).

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