沃尔特·科恩是密歇根大学安阿伯分校的英语系的名誉教授，曾于 2014 年至 2024 年在该校任教。他还是康奈尔大学比较文学系的名誉教授，曾于 1980 年至 2014 年在该校任教。在那里，他获得了杰出教学奖，并担任了二十年各种行政职务，包括研究生院院长和大学副教务长。他著有《国家的戏剧：英格兰与西班牙的公共剧场》（1985），并发表了大量关于早期现代文学、文学批评、小说史和世界文学的文章。他还是第三版的“诺顿莎士比亚”系列（2015）的主编之一。本书英文版于 2017 年由牛津大学出版社出版。他目前正在撰写一本暂定名为《文学史的逻辑：因果、解释、诠释》的书。该书将探讨生态灾难文学、过去五千年的非洲文学、犹太文学语言、社会阶层文学以及文学的社会功能等主题。

Humour is without doubt a vital element of the human condition but it has rarely been the subject of serious historical research. Yet a closer look at jokes and other comic phenomena shows us that the nature of humour changes from one period to another, and that these changes can provide us with important insights into the social and cultural developments of the past. This impo...(展开全部)

Humour is without doubt a vital element of the human condition but it has rarely been the subject of serious historical research. Yet a closer look at jokes and other comic phenomena shows us that the nature of humour changes from one period to another, and that these changes can provide us with important insights into the social and cultural developments of the past. This impo...(展开全部)

Many histories of science have been written, but A New History of the Humanities offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present. There are already historical studies of musicology, logic, art history, linguistics, and historiography, but this volume gathers these, and many other humanities disciplines, into a single coherent account. Its ce...(展开全部)

Rosemary Wakeman's original survey text comprehensively explores modern European urban history from 1815 to the present day. It provides a journey to cities and towns across the continent, in search of the patterns of development that have shaped the urban landscape as indelibly European. The focus is on the built environment, the social and cultural transformations that mark t...(展开全部)

Since its first publication in 1937, this lucid and scholarly chronicle of the history of photography has been hailed as the classic work on the subject. No other book and no other author have managed to relate the aesthetic evolution of the art of photography to its technical innovations with such an absorbing combination of clarity, scholarship and enthusiasm. Through more th...(展开全部)

Silence is not simply the absence of noise. It is within us, in the inner citadel that great writers, thinkers, scholars and people of faith have cultivated over the centuries. It characterizes our most intimate and sacred spaces, from private bedrooms to grand cathedrals – those vast reservoirs of silence. Philosophers and novelists have long sought solitude and inspiration in...(展开全部)

Silence is not simply the absence of noise. It is within us, in that inner citadel which great writers, thinkers, scholars and people of faith have cultivated over the centuries. Today, when noise is everywhere, distinguished historian Alain Corbin goes back to a time when speech was rare and precious.Silence, prerequisite for contemplation, reverie and prayer, is that private ...(展开全部)

A History of Modern Europe presents a panoramic survey of modern Europe from the Renaissance to the present day. A seasoned teacher and talented historian, Professor John Merriman offers a carefully crafted narrative that guides students through a vast amount of complex material, integrating the many aspects of the European experience into a larger, interconnected whole. A full...(展开全部)

A classic in its field, loved by instructors and students for its narrative flair, humor, authority, and comprehensive coverage. More than 100,000 copies sold! Available in both one-volume and two-volume paperback editions, A History of Modern Europe presents a panoramic survey of modern Europe from the Renaissance to the present day. A single author lends a unified approach an...(展开全部)