The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann -- here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim Published on the eve of World War I, a decade after "Buddenbrooks" had established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, "Death in Venice" tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but aging writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual ...(展开全部)

The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann -- here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim Published on the eve of World War I, a decade after "Buddenbrooks" had established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, "Death in Venice" tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but aging writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual ...(展开全部)

亚历山德罗·马尔佐·马尼奥，记者兼全职作家。 他出生于威尼斯，毕业于威尼斯大学的威尼斯历史系，十年来，他担任《Il Diario》的外事总编，每周都会参加意大利国家电视台重要的晨间节目。他出版了十七部著作，包括《十年战争》《南斯拉夫》《爱之威尼斯：11个著名的威尼斯故事组成的爱之颂歌》《雅典1687：威尼斯，土耳其人和那不勒斯的毁灭》等。

A New York Times Notable Book A Best Book of the Year: The Economist, The New Yorker, San Francisco Chronicle, Slate.com, and Time In Venice, at the Biennale,a jaded, bellini-swigging journalist named Jeff Atmanmeets a beautiful woman and they embark on a passionate affair. In Varanasi, an unnamed journalist (who may or may not be Jeff) joins thousands of pilgrims on...(展开全部)

Anne Carson has been acclaimed by her peers as the most imaginative poet writing today. In a recent profile, The New York Times Magazine paid tribute to her amazing ability to combine the classical and the modern, the mundane and the surreal, in a body of work that is sure to endure. In Men in the Off Hours , Carson offers further proof of her tantalizing gifts. Reinventi...(展开全部)

Anne Carson has been acclaimed by her peers as the most imaginative poet writing today. In a recent profile, The New York Times Magazine paid tribute to her amazing ability to combine the classical and the modern, the mundane and the surreal, in a body of work that is sure to endure. In Men in the Off Hours , Carson offers further proof of her tantalizing gifts. Reinventi...(展开全部)

简•莫里斯（Jan Morris），诗人、小说家、旅行文学作家。1926年出生于英国威尔士，原名詹姆士•莫里斯，二战期间入伍，战后曾担任《泰晤士报》与《卫报》记者多年。1972年，莫里斯在卡萨布兰卡接受了变性手术，从此改名为简，并专职写作。她的著作超过30部，包括小说、历史与旅行文学作品。除了有关大英帝国的名作《大不列颠治下的和平》三部曲外，还有关于悉尼、牛津、曼哈顿、威尼斯、香港、西班牙等的记述。其小说《哈弗的最后来信》（Last letters from Hav）曾入围布克文学奖。2008年，莫里斯被 《泰晤士报》评选为二战后英国最伟大的15位作家之一。 得益于早期国际采访的经历，莫里斯的判断力和敏锐直觉使她总是能够看到简单表象之下的复杂内核，而人生的特殊困境又使她兼有男性的果敢和女性的细腻，正如林达所说，“她以双重身份切入社会和社会中...(展开全部)

For courses in Renaissance Art. Through close examination of Renaissance paintings, drawings, book illustrations, and other art works, Patricia Fortini Brown brings fourteenth and fifteenth century Venice alive. She explores the role of the guilds and the nobility, the unique island setting, the environment of the church and the private home, the political rivalries with other...(展开全部)

For courses in Renaissance Art. Through close examination of Renaissance paintings, drawings, book illustrations, and other art works, Patricia Fortini Brown brings fourteenth and fifteenth century Venice alive. She explores the role of the guilds and the nobility, the unique island setting, the environment of the church and the private home, the political rivalries with other...(展开全部)