american jitters (15 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Fair. First Edition. (no dust jacket) [ex-library book (pocket on front pastedown, library stamps on title page and top and bottom edges of text block), spine and front cover faded (gilt lettering too), shadows of removed labels on spine, small stain at top edge of rear cover]. The literary and cultural critic's observations of the American scene from the early days of the Great Depression. "This book is made up almost entirely of straight reporting of actual happenings. The exceptions are the Red Cross worker, who is a composite type and partly invented; the people at the Indian dance, who are largely invented and pure caricature; and the Fourth of July celebration at Carlsbad, of which the author knows only by hearsay. In some cases, for obvious reasons, I have changed names of persons and places. The chapters cover about a year between October, 1930, and October, 1931; and the present tense of the text is not that of the time of publication of the book but in each case that of the incidents dealt with." Lots of really interesting material here. Chapter XVII, "The Freight-Car Case," discusses the Scottsboro Boys. Chapter XXII, "The City of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels," is mostly about two notable Los Angeles religious figures: the Rev. Robert Shuler and his "former lieutenant and present rival," Dr. Gustav A. Briegleb. Chapter XXIII, "Eisenstein in Hollywood," is about the great Russian film director's passage through the cinema capital on his way to Mexico to film his ill-fated documentary.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Marburg (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Transatlantic Stereotyping, language: English, abstract: David French is one of Canada's most renowned playwrights of the 20th century. With his play 'Jitters', which he wrote in 1979, French turned away from his more serious plays to create his first comedy. The plot is set in the theatrical world of a small Toronto theater, the Leicester Street Play-house, and takes place shortly before, during, and after the performance of the play-within-the-play, 'The Care and Treatment of Roses'. French uses the characters in his work to illustrate the contradictory attitudes regarding the clash of Canadian and American culture, in this case from the point of view of actors, producers and henchmen of the stage. And even though the play revolves around the institution of theater, French's depiction of its characters also aims at the Canadian people as such. In 'Jitters' he gives an insight into the weak Canadian self esteem and the attempt of forming a Canadian identity in competition against the more dominant American culture.Thus, in this term paper, I would like to elaborate on Canadian-American relations in French's play. In a first step, I will give an overview about the historical development of theater in Canada and to what extent it is intertwined with the question of national identity in that country. With this theoretical knowledge as a basis, I will further go on with an analysis of the people in 'Jitters' itself. I will begin that part of the term paper by looking at the minor characters in the play and will then go on characterizing the two protagonists, namely Jessica Logan and Patrick Flanagan. These two are used by French as the strongest opposing forces when it comes to different attitudes regarding the relations between the two north American nations. My analyses will be made against the background of the images which are created of Canada and the United States and the relations between these two countries respectively. Professional theater in Canada is not older than about fifty years. The wish to establish this art form, however, reaches back to the early days of colonization by European settlers. Back then, in the 16th and early 17th centuries, the theater was dominated by the French lan-guage which was because north America had become the battlefield of French and English interests. Thus, the development of a national theater was closely connected to the political and military situation in the young country.

Leatherbound. Condición: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 332. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1932 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 332.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition. Red cloth gilt. Ex-library with markings on preliminary pages only, glue stains on front endpapers, spine sunned with ends rubbed, a good only copy lacking the dust jacket. An exceptionally uncommon title, Wilson's essays, reportage, and reflections on the Great Depression, which doesn't seem to have gotten very wide distribution.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing with 'A' on copyright page. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles. No DJ.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. First edition. Red cloth gilt. Spine with some sunning and some stains, good or better lacking the dust jacket. Literary critic and author Malcolm Cowley's copy with his penciled bold ownership signature on the front fly, and several passages in the book marked by him. An uncommon title, Wilson's essays, reportage, and reflections on the Great Depression, which doesn't seem to have gotten very wide distribution.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. First printing. 8vo. 313 pp. Red cloth. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Jacket toned and lightly dust-soiled to spine and edges, small chips and tears to extremities.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Bright red, white and blue unclipped dust jacket with gentle rubbing to corners and edges in mylar coverTight binding, solid red brick boards with sharp corners, bright gilt lettering to front board and spine strip, clean, unmarked pages throughout. 1st edition, Scribner's "A" to copyright page.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Printing ('A' on c.p.). One 2" tear to half-title and title pages. Binding is tight, text is clean. Book is Very Good or better. DJ is Good at best: No stains, but many pieces missing. DJ has 3" x 3" pieces missing from fr panel, 1" x 1 1/2" piece missing from bot edge r panel, 1" x 1/2" piece missing from fr panel/head of spine. Several 1/4" tears to edges of DJ. Rear flap has three creases and is slightly soiled. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition. Red cloth gilt. Spine a bit soiled and rubbed, a paperclip shadow on the front pastedown and facing page, a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: "To Louise Croly, with the affectionate regards of Edmund Wilson. April 1932." Croly was the wife of Herbert Croly, the dean of American progressives who had been Wilson's editor at *The New Republic*. An exceptionally uncommon title, Wilson's essays, reportage, and reflections on the Great Depression, which doesn't seem to have gotten very wide distribution. We've never seen another signed copy.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Marburg (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Transatlantic Stereotyping, language: English, abstract: David French is one of Canada's most renowned playwrights of the 20th century. With his play 'Jitters', which he wrote in 1979, French turned away from his more serious plays to create his first comedy. The plot is set in the theatrical world of a small Toronto theater, the Leicester Street Play-house, and takes place shortly before, during, and after the performance of the play-within-the-play, 'The Care and Treatment of Roses'. French uses the characters in his work to illustrate the contradictory attitudes regarding the clash of Canadian and American culture, in this case from the point of view of actors, producers and henchmen of the stage. And even though the play revolves around the institution of theater, French's depiction of its characters also aims at the Canadian people as such. In 'Jitters' he gives an insight into the weak Canadian self esteem and the attempt of forming a Canadian identity in competition against the more dominant American culture.Thus, in this term paper, I would like to elaborate on Canadian-American relations in French's play. In a first step, I will give an overview about the historical development of theater in Canada and to what extent it is intertwined with the question of national identity in that country. With this theoretical knowledge as a basis, I will further go on with an analysis of the people in 'Jitters' itself. I will begin that part of the term paper by looking at the minor characters in the play and will then go on characterizing the two protagonists, namely Jessica Logan and Patrick Flanagan. These two are used by French as the strongest opposing forces when it comes to different attitudes regarding the relations between the two north American nations. My analyses will be made against the background of the images which are created of Canada and the United States and the relations between these two countries respectively. Professional theater in Canada is not older than about fifty years. The wish to establish this art form, however, reaches back to the early days of colonization by European settlers. Back then, in the 16th and early 17th centuries, the theater was dominated by the French lan-guage which was because north America had become the battlefield of French and English interests. Thus, the development of a national theater was closely connected to the political and military situation in the young country. 20 pp. Englisch.

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Marburg (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Transatlantic Stereotyping, language: English, abstract: David French is one of Canadäs most renowned playwrights of the 20th century. With his play 'Jitters', which he wrote in 1979, French turned away from his more serious plays to create his first comedy. The plot is set in the theatrical world of a small Toronto theater, the Leicester Street Play-house, and takes place shortly before, during, and after the performance of the play-within-the-play, 'The Care and Treatment of Roses'. French uses the characters in his work to illustrate the contradictory attitudes regarding the clash of Canadian and American culture, in this case from the point of view of actors, producers and henchmen of the stage. And even though the play revolves around the institution of theater, French¿s depiction of its characters also aims at the Canadian people as such. In 'Jitters' he gives an insight into the weak Canadian self esteem and the attempt of forming a Canadian identity in competition against the more dominant American culture.Thus, in this term paper, I would like to elaborate on Canadian¿American relations in French¿s play. In a first step, I will give an overview about the historical development of theater in Canada and to what extent it is intertwined with the question of national identity in that country. With this theoretical knowledge as a basis, I will further go on with an analysis of the people in 'Jitters' itself. I will begin that part of the term paper by looking at the minor characters in the play and will then go on characterizing the two protagonists, namely Jessica Logan and Patrick Flanagan. These two are used by French as the strongest opposing forces when it comes to different attitudes regarding the relations between the two north American nations. My analyses will be made against the background of the images which are created of Canada and the United States and the relations between these two countries respectively. Professional theater in Canada is not older than about fifty years. The wish to establish this art form, however, reaches back to the early days of colonization by European settlers. Back then, in the 16th and early 17th centuries, the theater was dominated by the French lan-guage which was because north America had become the battlefield of French and English interests. Thus, the development of a national theater was closely connected to the political and military situation in the young country.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 20 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Canadian-American relations by the example of the characters in David French's "Jitters" | Roman Büttner | Taschenbuch | 20 S. | Englisch | 2008 | GRIN Verlag | EAN 9783638946889 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: GRIN Publishing GmbH, Waltherstr. 23, 80337 München, info[at]grin[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.