- Each volume's introduction presents Bloom's general overview of the genre and his thoughts on its development- Each volume's bibliographic information is genre specific and directs the reader to additional resources for further study- All essays are written by Harold Bloom

Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as far as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world's oldest epic, predating Homer by many centuries. The story tells of Gilgamesh.s adventures with the wild man Enkidu, and of his arduous journey to the ends of the earth in quest of the Babylonian Noah and the secret of immortality. In addition to ...(展开全部)

荣赫鹏（1863-1942），英国军官，皇家地理学会珠峰委员会首届主席，攀登珠峰的提倡者和推动者，也是十九世纪最著名的英国探险家之一，旅行范围多在印度北部和中国西藏地区，对地理研究方面贡献良多。二十四岁时只身穿越戈壁沙漠，还发现了一条从中国通往印度的新路径。这位帝国时代的军人也是运动健将，创下三百码短跑世界纪录。他也致力于筹组探险团，从事人类历史上头几次珠峰攀登的尝试。此外，他还是位作家，晚年成为宣扬藏传佛教的神秘主义者。

In this comprehensive runner’s companion, you’ll find 50 of the world’s greatest running routes – from short city runs and must-do marathons to cross-country trails and challenging ultras – plus a further 150 courses around the globe to satisfy runners of all abilities. Each run is accompanied by stunning photos and a map and toolkit of practical details – where to start and fi...(展开全部)

A cup of coffee is a miracle, a wonderful assemblage of relationships”. This classic follows coffee's journey around the world, from London to Brazil, telling in fascinating detail and amusing anecdote the singular history of the legendary commodity, from its discovery that chewing on the beans were keeping goats awake in Yemen to the author’s own experiences with the bean in 1...(展开全部)

[德]海因里希•爱德华•雅各布，被认为是德国新通俗专业书籍的奠基人之一。曾担任过记者，同时也是历史学家、小说家、文化史传记和“事物历史”的撰写人。纳粹统治时期，这位犹太人作家的作品曾被列为禁书。

A cup of coffee is a miracle, a wonderful assemblage of relationships”. This classic follows coffee's journey around the world, from London to Brazil, telling in fascinating detail and amusing anecdote the singular history of the legendary commodity, from its discovery that chewing on the beans were keeping goats awake in Yemen to the author’s own experiences with the bean in 1...(展开全部)

[德]海因里希•爱德华•雅各布，被认为是德国新通俗专业书籍的奠基人之一。曾担任过记者，同时也是历史学家、小说家、文化史传记和“事物历史”的撰写人。纳粹统治时期，这位犹太人作家的作品曾被列为禁书。

For 80 years between 1788 and 1868 England transported its convicts to Australia. This punishment provided the first immigrants and the work force to build the colony. Using diaries, letters, and original sources, Hughes meticulously documents this history. All sides of the story are told: the political and social reasoning behind the Transportation System, the viewpoint of the...(展开全部)

Shortlisted for the 2018 Ondaatje Prize Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year A masterful and entirely fresh portrait of great hopes and dashed dreams in a mythical city from a major new literary voice. Everything that could possibly be wrong with a city was wrong with Calcutta. When Kushanava Choudhury arrived in New Jersey at the age of twelve, he had al...(展开全部)