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  1. Virginia Woolf
    1. Jean , Mills

    Virginia Woolf

    Virginia Woolf: Great Women Thinkers offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the foundations, development, and influence of Virginia Woolf's philosophy of "moments of being" across her writing life. Considering her work across novels, essays, reviews, diaries, and letters - from early writing to the posthumous final novel - the book shows how Woolf's thinking was shaped by feminism, socialism, and pacifism. It foregrounds A Room of One's Own to trace her ideas on women's rights, education, and poverty; situates her within the Bloomsbury Group and wider philosophical networks; and devotes a substantial final section to political thought, including "A Society", Three Guineas, and "Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid", establishing Woolf as a philosopher and public intellectual. Key themes include: ¿ "moments of being" as a philosophical concept ¿ feminism, socialism, and pacifism ¿ anti-war and anti-fascist political thought ¿ peace, violence, and public intellectual engagement Virginia Woolf: Great Women Thinkers is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Woolf Studies, Feminist Theory, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Modernism, Philosophy, and Peace Studies, as well as readers across the humanities and social sciences.

    € 191,50
  2. Virginia Woolf
    1. Jean , Mills

    Virginia Woolf

    Virginia Woolf: Great Women Thinkers offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the foundations, development, and influence of Virginia Woolf's philosophy of "moments of being" across her writing life. Considering her work across novels, essays, reviews, diaries, and letters - from early writing to the posthumous final novel - the book shows how Woolf's thinking was shaped by feminism, socialism, and pacifism. It foregrounds A Room of One's Own to trace her ideas on women's rights, education, and poverty; situates her within the Bloomsbury Group and wider philosophical networks; and devotes a substantial final section to political thought, including "A Society", Three Guineas, and "Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid", establishing Woolf as a philosopher and public intellectual. Key themes include: ¿ "moments of being" as a philosophical concept ¿ feminism, socialism, and pacifism ¿ anti-war and anti-fascist political thought ¿ peace, violence, and public intellectual engagement Virginia Woolf: Great Women Thinkers is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Woolf Studies, Feminist Theory, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Modernism, Philosophy, and Peace Studies, as well as readers across the humanities and social sciences.

    € 52,50
  3. Roger Fry: A Biography

    Roger Fry: A Biography

    Roger Fry: A Biography is a biography of Roger Fry written by Virginia Woolf. Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English author, essayist, publisher, and writer of short stories, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929), with its famous dictum, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."

    € 136,00
  4. Eleonora Wexler

    Eleonora Wexler

    Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Eleonora Wexler (born April 2, 1974, in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina) is an ACE Awarded Argentine actress, who started her career in Argentine version of the musical Annie, aged nine. Theatre: Annie (1983), Cosa de Magia (1984), Narices (1985), Alta Sociedad (1986), Frutillitas (1989), El Zorro (1991), Gipsy (1991), Las Amistades Peligrosas (1993), Convivencia (1996-1997), La Tempestad (2000-2001), Hombre y Superhombre (2001-2002), La Hija del Aire (2005) - ACE Award, La Profesión de la Señora Warren (2005), Quien le teme a Virginia Woolf (2006).

    € 116,00
  5. A Case of Classics
    1. Virginia , Woolf
    2. Franz , Kafka
    3. Charles , Dickens

    A Case of Classics

    This stunning Collector's Box Set houses a reading revolution -- three of the world's most iconic works of literature, now transformed into sophisticated graphic editions. Featuring Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Franz Kafka's A Hunger Artist & Other Stories, and Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, each volume blends faithful adaptation with original art, offering a deeply engaging reading experience. Crafted for adult readers, young readers and art lovers alike, every book captures the essence of the original text in a visually powerful, 90-minute read. A timeless collectible. A perfect gift. A new way to experience the classics.

    € 61,00
  6. Barbara Robertson

    Barbara Robertson

    Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Barbara Robertson is an American actress and singer. She is currently playing the role of "Jan the Unnamed" for the American Theatre Company's Pre-Broadway Chicago production of "Yeast Nation". Recently she played the role of Mame at the Drury Lane Theatre. She may be most well known for playing Madame Morrible in the Chicago production of Wicked. She first played the role from May 8, 2007 through June 25, 2008, and again to close out the production from November 18, 2008 until the final performance on January 25, 2009. She is currently playing a limited engagement with the touring production of the show on its stop in Chicago, which runs from December 1, 2010 through January 23, 2011.

    € 180,00
  7. Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1966

    Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1966

    Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 1st Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 1966 filmmaking, were given in 1967. The Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) is a group of media film critics in the Kansas City metropolitan area. James Loutzenhiser, a local psychiatrist and film buff, who died in November 2001, founded the group in 1967. The annual film awards are now called The Loutzenhiser Awards. The organization claims it is the "second oldest professional film critics" association in the United States" (behind the New York Film Critics Circle).

    € 136,00
  8. Kansas City Film Critics Circle

    Kansas City Film Critics Circle

    Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) is a group of media film critics in the Kansas City metropolitan area. James Loutzenhiser, a local psychiatrist and film buff, who died in November 2001, founded the group in 1967. The annual film awards are now called The Loutzenhiser Awards. The organization claims it is the "second oldest professional film critics" association in the United States" (behind the New York Film Critics Circle).

    € 180,00
  9. Sam O'Steen

    Sam O'Steen

    Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Samuel Alexander O'Steen (November 6, 1923 - October 11, 2000) was an American film editor and director. He had an extended, notable collaboration with the director Mike Nichols, with whom he edited twelve films between 1966 and 1994. Among the notable films that O'Steen edited were Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (directed by Mike Nichols, 1966), Cool Hand Luke (directed by Stuart Rosenberg, 1967), The Graduate (directed by Mike Nichols, 1967), Rosemary's Baby (directed by Roman Polanski, 1968), and Chinatown (directed by Roman Polanski, 1974).

    € 180,00
  10. Maureen Anderman

    Maureen Anderman

    Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Maureen Anderman (born 26 October 1946, Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress best known for her work on the stage. She has appeared in eighteen Broadway shows over the last four decades earning several Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominations. Anderman made her Broadway debut as Bianca in the 1970 revival of Othello. Two years later she won a Theater World Award for her portrayal of Ruth in Moonchildren. In 1975 she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance of Sarah in Edward Albee's Seascape. Her other Broadway credits during the 1970s include An Evening With Richard Nixon and... (1972), The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1973), Hamlet (1975), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1976) , and A History of the American Film (1978). Anderman also began working in television during the 1970s, appearing in guest roles on television series such as Kojak (1976) and The Andros Targets (1977), as well as numerous Made-for-TV movies.

    € 180,00
  11. Lillian Robinson

    Lillian Robinson

    Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Lillian Sara Robinson (April 18, 1941 - September 20, 2006) was a Marxist feminist activist, writer, and theorist. She was the principal of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute and professor of Women's Studies at Concordia University at the time of her death. She is described as "revolutionary, Marxist, and feminist...an activist student" .

    € 196,00
  12. Night and Day (Woolf novel)

    Night and Day (Woolf novel)

    Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Night and Day is a novel by Virginia Woolf first published on 20 October 1919. Set in Edwardian London, Night and Day contrasts the daily lives and romantic attachments of two acquaintances, Katharine Hilbery and Mary Datchet. The novel examines the relationships between love, marriage, happiness, and success. Dialogue and descriptions of thought and actions are used in equal amount, unlike in Woolf's later book, To the Lighthouse. There are four major characters, Katharine Hilbery, Mary Datchet, Ralph Denham, and William Rodney. Night and Day deals with issues concerning women's suffrage, if love and marriage can coexist, and if marriage is necessary for happiness. Motifs throughout the book includes the stars and sky, the River Thames, and walks. Also, Woolf makes many references to the works of William Shakespeare, especially As You Like It.

    € 156,00