People known to Bernard Shaw had every reason to fear becoming recognisable characters in his plays. However, as eminent Shaw scholar Stanley Weintraub reveals in this collection, Shaw's relationships to real or imagined personalities could be both curiously unexpected and delic…
The Marx dictionary
by Fraser, Ian, Wilde, Lawrence
fromContinuum philosophy dictionaries
This is a concise and accessible dictionary of the key terms and concepts in Marx's writings, including his major works and influences, from a philosophical perspective.
The Marx Dictionary is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the world of Karl Marx. Meticulously researched and extensively cross-referenced, this unique book covers all his major works, ideas and influences and provides a firm grounding in the central themes of Marx's though…
David Hume (1711-1776), philosopher, historian, andessayist, is widely considered to be Britains greatest philosopher. One of the leading intellectual figures ofthe Scottish Enlightenment, his major works and central ideas, especially hisradical empiricism and his critique of th…
"Contributions to this volume explore the idea of Marlowe as a working artist, in keeping with John Addington Symonds' characterization of him as a "sculptor-poet." Throughout the body of his work-including not only the poems and plays, but also his forays into translation and i…
