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Last Words : Variations on a Theme in Cultural History /
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 th...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[1992]
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| Edición: | Course Book |
| Colección: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
5193 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- A Note on the English Version
- 1. LAST WORDS IN EVERYDAY CULTURE
- 2. WHY THE INTEREST IN LAST WORDS?
- 3. PORK-PIE OR FATHERLAND: AUTHENTIC OR BEN TROVATO?
- 4. GUIDANCE, ENTERTAINMENT, AND FRISSON
- 5. AN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF LAST WORDS?
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index