Presenting the commentary of the third-century sage Wang Bi, this book provides a Chinese way of reading the Daodejing, one which will surprise Western readers.

The Laozi has been translated into Western languages hundreds of times over the past two hundred years. It has become the book of Chinese philosophy most widely appreciated for its philosophical depth and lyrical form. Nevertheless, very little attention has been paid to the way in which this book was read in China. This book introduces the reader to a highly sophisticated Chin...(展开全部)

An accessible and accurate translation of the Quran that offers a rigorous analysis of its theological, metaphysical, historical, and geographical teachings and backgrounds, and includes extensive study notes, special introductions by experts in the field, and is edited by a top modern Islamic scholar, respected in both the West and the Islamic world. Drawn from a wide range of...(展开全部)

Translated and with a preface by Mark Harman Left unfinished by Kafka in 1922 and not published until 1926, two years after his death, The Castle is the haunting tale of K.’s relentless, unavailing struggle with an inscrutable authority in order to gain access to the Castle. Scrupulously following the fluidity and breathlessness of the sparsely punctuated original manuscript...(展开全部)

Translated and with a preface by Mark Harman Left unfinished by Kafka in 1922 and not published until 1926, two years after his death, The Castle is the haunting tale of K.’s relentless, unavailing struggle with an inscrutable authority in order to gain access to the Castle. Scrupulously following the fluidity and breathlessness of the sparsely punctuated original manuscript...(展开全部)

Questo volume di Manuscripta Buddhica contiene una nuova edizione critica e traduzione annotata della Jñānasiddhi di Indrabhūti, un testo tantrico buddhista molto influente, composto in sanscrito buddhista tra la fine dell'ottavo e l'inizio del nono secolo nell'Uḍḍiyāna. L'opera di Indrabhūti, qui presentata con un ricco saggio introduttivo, numerose appendici e l’edizione anch...(展开全部)

Australian Association for Byzantine Studies, 1982

At the end of his life the emperor Augustus wrote an account of his achievements in which he reviewed his rise to power, his conquest of the world and his unparalleled generosity towards his subjects. This 2009 edition provides a text, translation and detailed commentary - the first substantial one in English for more than four decades - which is suitable for use with students ...(展开全部)

The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition is twofold, for there exists an illuminating commentary on the text of the poem by the translator himself, in the written form of a series of lectures ...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 迈耶·夏皮罗（Meyer Schapiro, 1904—1996），曾为哥伦比亚大学校级教授，艺术史学科杰出的人物之一。在克里斯托弗·伍德最近出版的《艺术史学史》里，他是唯一一位与布克哈特、李格尔、瓦尔堡、沃尔夫林、潘诺夫斯基和贡布里希等以德语为母语的艺术史大家并列的英语艺术史家。在他获得的无数教职和荣誉中，著名的有哈佛大学查尔斯·艾略特·纽顿讲席教授和牛津大学史莱德艺术史教授。他的自选集第二卷《现代艺术：19与20世纪》荣膺国家图书批评奖。《词语、题铭与图画》是夏皮罗教授去世后出版的第一部著作。 【译者简介】 沈语冰，复旦大学特聘教授，艺术史和美学学者。其著作《20世纪艺术批评》以及《图像与意义》均获教育部全国高校优秀科研成果奖。主持国家社科基金重大项目“西方当代艺术理论文献翻译与研究”，执行主编“凤凰文库·艺术理论研究系列”（已出版...(展开全部)