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Descripción Softcover. Condición: new. First Edition. LDIVRLDIVRLIRThe VirginianLIR by LBROwen WisterLBR is part of the LIRBarnes Noble ClassicsLIRLIR LIRseries which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader including new scholarship thoughtful design and pages of carefully crafted extras Here are some of the remarkable features of LIRBarnes Noble ClassicsLIR LDIVR New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical biographical and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations parodies poems books plays paintings operas statuary and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices Glossaries when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications some include illustrations of historical interest LIRBarnes Noble Classics LIRpulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical historical and literaryto enrich each readers understanding of these enduring worksLDIVRLDIVRLP styleMARGIN 0in 0in 0ptR LPRLP styleMARGIN 0in 0in 0ptRThe western is one of Americas most important and influential contributions to world culture And it was LSTRONGROwen WisterLBRs LIRThe VirginianLIR first published in 1902 that created the familiar archetypes of character setting and action that still dominate western fiction and film LPRLP styleMARGIN 0in 0in 0ptR LPRLP styleMARGIN 0in 0in 0ptRLIRThe VirginianLIRs characters include The hero tall taciturn and unflappable confident in his skills careful of his honor mysterious in his background the heroine the schoolmarm from the East dedicated to civilizing the untamed town but willing to adapt to its waysup to a point and the villain who is a liar a thief a killer and worst of all a coward beneath his bluster Its settingthe lonely small town in the midst of the vast empty dangerous but overwhelmingly beautiful landscapeplays so crucial a role that it may be regarded as one of the primary characters And its actionthe cattle roundup the capture of the rustlers the agonizing moral choices demanded by western justice and the climactic shootout between hero and villainshaped the plots of the thousands of books and movies that followed LPRLP styleMARGIN 0in 0in 0ptR LPRLDIVRLSTRONGRJohn G CaweltiLBRLBR has published ten books including LIRApostles of the SelfMade ManLIR LIRAdventureLIR LIRMystery and RomanceLIR LURThe Spy StoryLUR LIRLeon Forrest Introductions and InterpretationsLIR and LIRThe SixGun Mystique SequelLIR He has also published about seventy essays in the fields of American literature cultural history and popular culture and has made oral presentations at more than one hundred universities and scholarly conferencesLDIVRLDIVR. Nº de ref. del artículo: DADAX1593082363
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Descripción Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 432 pages. 7.75x4.75x1.00 inches. In Stock. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1593082363
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