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UNINA9910454363703321 |
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Sinnema Peter W |
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The wake of Wellington [[electronic resource] ] : Englishness in 1852 / / Peter W. Sinnema |
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Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2006 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Series in Victorian Studies |
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Funeral rites and ceremonies - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
National characteristics, English - History - 19th century |
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England Civilization 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-160) and index. |
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Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chronology; 1 Aftereffects; 2 First Rehearsal; 3 Second Rehearsal; 4 The Waiting Game; 5 Obsequies and Sanctification; 6 Irish Opposition; 7 Epilogue The Hyde Park Corner Controversy; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Soldier, hero, and politician, the Duke of Wellington is one of the best-known figures of nineteenth-century England. From his victory at Waterloo over Napoleon in 1815, he rose to become prime minister of his country. But Peter Sinnema finds equal fascination in Victorian England's response to the Duke's death. The Wake of Wellington considers Wellington's spectacular funeral pageant in the fall of 1852-an unprecedented event that attracted one and a half million spectators to London-as a threshold event against which the life of the soldier-hero and High-Tory statesman could be re-viewe |
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UNINA9910795252103321 |
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Prince Stephen |
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Apocalypse Cinema |
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New Brunswick : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2021 |
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©2021 |
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1 online resource (157 pages) |
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Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture |
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Apocalypse in motion pictures |
Apocalyptic films - History and criticism |
PERFORMING ARTS / General |
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Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. SOURCES AND TRADITIONS IN APOCALYPTIC CINEMA -- 2. ASTROPHOBIA -- 3. I'M NOT SAYING WE WOULDN'T GET OUR HAIR MUSSED -- 4. THE REVENGE OF NATURE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FURTHER READING -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR. |
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Vivid images of the apocalypse proliferate throughout contemporary cinema, which pictures the death of civilization in wildly different ways. Some films imagine a future where humanity is wiped out entirely, while others envision humans as an endangered species, enslaved by alien invaders or hunted by zombie hordes. This book provides a lively overview of apocalypse cinema, including alien invasions, nuclear annihilation, asteroid collisions, climate change, and terrifying plagues. Covering pivotal films from the silent era to the present day, including Metropolis, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dr. Strangelove, Contagion, and Avengers: Endgame, Stephen Prince explores how these dark visions are rooted in religious and prophetic traditions, and he considers how our love for apocalypse cinema is tied to fundamental existential questions and anxieties that never go out of fashion. |
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