This collection tells the story of Thomas Becket's turbulent life, violent death and extraordinary posthumous acclaim in the words of his contemporaries. It provides a valuable glimpse of the late twelfth-century world, and an insight into the minds of those who witnessed the ev…
Long description: Lesen ist alles andere als passives Rezipieren: Wenn eine gruselige Atmosphäre einen nach der Lektüre nicht einschlafen lässt, man über einem spannenden Krimi die Zeit vergisst oder Emma Bovarys Ehebruch herbeiwünscht, obwohl man im Alltag radikaler Verfechter …
This volume clarifies the meanings and applications of the concept of the transnational and identifies areas in which the concept can be particularly useful. The division of the volume into three parts reflects areas which seem particularly amenable to analysis through a transna…
In 1492 the Spanish humanist Antonio de Nebrija proclaimed that "language has always been the companion of empire." Taking as his touchstone a wonderfully suggestive sonnet that Garcilaso de la Vega wrote in 1535 from the neighborhood of ruined Carthage in North Africa, Richard …
Organized thematically, this anthology provides a collective self-portrait of the New England mind. With an introductory essay on the origins of New England, a detailed chronology, and explanatory headnotes for each selection, the book is a welcoming introduction to a great Amer…
The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window ont…
Unfixable Forms explores how theatrical form remakes-and is in turn remade by-early modern disability. Figures described as "deformed," "lame," "crippled," "ugly," "sick," and "monstrous" crowd the stage in English drama of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In each case, …
Unfixable Forms explores how theatrical form remakes--and is in turn remade by--early modern disability. Figures described as "deformed," "lame," "crippled," "ugly," "sick," and "monstrous" crowd the stage in English drama of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In each case…
by Owen, Stephen, Warner, Ding Xiang
fromLibrary of Chinese Humanities
This six volume work is the first complete translation of the poetry of Du Fu, the greatest poet in the Chinese tradition. The entirety of Du Fu's works provides a more nuanced portrait of the author than the standard selections. It gives testimony to the great rebellion of 755,…
