Author: Adolphe Granier de Cassagnac
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Histoire Des Girondins Et Des Massacres de Septembre D'après Les Documents Officiels Et Inédits
Author: Adolphe Granier de Cassagnac
Publisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Biographie Universelle, Ancienne Et Moderne
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description
Mémorial de Sainte Hélène
Author: comte Emmanuel Auguste Dieudonné Marius Joseph de Las Cases
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
Author: David Thomson
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307271749
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1090
Book Description
Thomson (independent scholar), writing of The Biographical Dictionary of Film (aka A Biographical Dictionary of the Cinema, 1975 edition), described it as "a personal, opinionated, and obsessive biographical dictionary of the cinema." Thirty-five years and several editions later, that description still holds true of this expanded work. The new dictionary summarizes salient facts about its subjects' lives and discusses their film credits in terms of the quality of the filmmakers' work. In ambition it has competitors, including Leslie Halliwell's various editions of Halliwell's Filmgoers Companion (12th ed., 1997) and Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, edited by John Walker (4th ed., rev. and updated, 2006), which cover films and technical terms (categories not included in Thomson's), but whose entries are neutral and exceedingly brief. Additionally, Francophile Richard Roud's edited Cinema: A Critical Dictionary: The Major Filmmakers (2 v., 1980) is as passionate a work as Thomson's, but narrower in scope, with entries written by various experts, rather than only by Roud. Finally, the multivolume magnum opus The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (4th ed., 2000, ed. by T. Pendergast and S. Pendergast; 2nd ed., ed. by N. Thomas, v. 1, CH, May'91; 1st ed., ed. by C. Lyon, v.1-2, CH, Jan'85, v.3, CH, Apr'87, v.4-5, CH, Jun'88) covers everything--films, directors, actors, writers, and production artists--with generous, measured, scholarly entries and lavish illustrations. However, it looms large and heavy, unlike the handy one-volume work by Thomson. Arguably, Thomson's work, for its scope, is the most fun, the most convenient, and the most engaging title. All libraries supporting people interested in film should buy it. It will get lots of use and provide very good value for the money. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. General Readers; Lower-division Undergraduates; Upper-division Undergraduates; Graduate Students; Researchers/Faculty; Professionals/Practitioners. Reviewed by C. Hendershott.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307271749
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1090
Book Description
Thomson (independent scholar), writing of The Biographical Dictionary of Film (aka A Biographical Dictionary of the Cinema, 1975 edition), described it as "a personal, opinionated, and obsessive biographical dictionary of the cinema." Thirty-five years and several editions later, that description still holds true of this expanded work. The new dictionary summarizes salient facts about its subjects' lives and discusses their film credits in terms of the quality of the filmmakers' work. In ambition it has competitors, including Leslie Halliwell's various editions of Halliwell's Filmgoers Companion (12th ed., 1997) and Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, edited by John Walker (4th ed., rev. and updated, 2006), which cover films and technical terms (categories not included in Thomson's), but whose entries are neutral and exceedingly brief. Additionally, Francophile Richard Roud's edited Cinema: A Critical Dictionary: The Major Filmmakers (2 v., 1980) is as passionate a work as Thomson's, but narrower in scope, with entries written by various experts, rather than only by Roud. Finally, the multivolume magnum opus The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (4th ed., 2000, ed. by T. Pendergast and S. Pendergast; 2nd ed., ed. by N. Thomas, v. 1, CH, May'91; 1st ed., ed. by C. Lyon, v.1-2, CH, Jan'85, v.3, CH, Apr'87, v.4-5, CH, Jun'88) covers everything--films, directors, actors, writers, and production artists--with generous, measured, scholarly entries and lavish illustrations. However, it looms large and heavy, unlike the handy one-volume work by Thomson. Arguably, Thomson's work, for its scope, is the most fun, the most convenient, and the most engaging title. All libraries supporting people interested in film should buy it. It will get lots of use and provide very good value for the money. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. General Readers; Lower-division Undergraduates; Upper-division Undergraduates; Graduate Students; Researchers/Faculty; Professionals/Practitioners. Reviewed by C. Hendershott.
Biographie Universelle Classique. Biographie Universelle, Ou Dictionnaire Historique, Etc
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Film Directors
Author: Michael Singer
Publisher: Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC
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Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Publisher: Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester
Author: Robert (of Gloucester)
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
A chronicle of the history of England to 1270.
Publisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
A chronicle of the history of England to 1270.
Dernier Tableau De Paris Ou Récit Historique De La Révolution Du 10 Août, Des Causes Qui L'ont Produit, Des Evénemens Qui L'ont Précédée, Et Des Crimes Qui L'ont Suive
Author: J. Peltier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain
Author: Edward Gibbon
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Category : Imperi Bizantí
Languages : fr
Pages : 500
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ISBN:
Category : Imperi Bizantí
Languages : fr
Pages : 500
Book Description
Dernier Tableau De Paris Ou Récit Historique De La Révolution Du 10 Août 1792, Des Causes Qui L'ont Produit, Des Événemens Qui L'ont Précédée, Et Des Crimes Qui L'ont Suivie
Author: J. Peltier
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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