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Autore |
Ellis David <1939-> |
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Titolo |
Death and the author [[electronic resource] ] : how D.H. Lawrence died, and was remembered / / David Ellis |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-71806-8 |
9786611718060 |
0-19-156305-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Authors, English - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
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. 255-264) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Dying. Bandol -- Tuberculosis -- Denial -- The sanatorium -- Alternative medicine -- Being ill -- Death and the after-life -- Ending it all -- Death. Andrew Morland -- Ad astra -- Visitors -- The hour of our death -- Famous last words -- Funeral -- Pilgrims -- Remembrance. Will-power -- Lying for truth -- Image rights -- Settling scores -- Celebrations -- Mortal remains -- Apotheosis -- Postscript: on the fear of death. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Organised around a dramatic account of D. H. Lawrence's desperate struggle against tuberculosis, and of the bizarre events which followed his death, this book offers a series of often grimly humorous reflections on death and dying. Lawrence is the main focus throughout but there are references to a number of other famous literary consumptives. - ;At the heart of Death and the Author is a dramatic account of D. H. Lawrence's desperate struggle against tuberculosis during his last days, and of certain, often bizarre events which followed his death. Around this narrative David Ellis offers a seri |
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