Ruritania : a cultural history, from the prisoner of zenda to the princess diaries / Nicholas Daly.
Ruritania : a cultural history, from the prisoner of zenda to the princess diaries / Nicholas Daly.
Ruritania : a cultural history, from the prisoner of zenda to the princess diaries / Nicholas Daly.
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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G 2020/4269 , G 2020/2069
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English
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Physical content
vi, 251 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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text
still image
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unmediated
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volume
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2020]
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Summary
This is a book about the long cultural shadow cast by a single bestselling novel, Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), which introduced Ruritania, a colourful pocket kingdom. In this swashbuckling tale, Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll impersonates the king of Ruritania to foil a coup, but faces a dilemma when he falls for the lovely Princess F...
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Ruritania : a cultural history, from the prisoner of zenda to the princess diaries / Nicholas Daly.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 2321-246) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/4269 , G 2020/2069
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74VKaDjGe443
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ISBN
0198836600
9780198836605
DDC
823.8
MMS ID
991024300619202626
