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Last Words: Variations on a Theme in Cultural History

By Karl S. Guthke

Book information

Publisher
Princeton Univ Pr
Year
1992
ISBN
0691056889, 9780691056883, 9781400811892
LCC
PN6328.L3 G813 1992
Open Library ID
OL1712597M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1526422 bytes)
Edition
Rev Exp
Pages
262\262
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-06-26 00:49:36

Description

This tongue-in-cheek book on last words is chock full of amusing anecdotes embedded in a delicious froth of ironic commentary concerning the grand cultural implications of death-bed utterances. I give the book three stars simply because it is meant to be a slight, dilettante work with all the airiness (and tastiness) of a souffle. If you are looking for some delightful bed-time reading, this is the book for you.

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