He was the greatest tenor of his day and probably of all time. Trained naturally in singing Neapolitan ballads, Enrico Caruso (1873–1921) achieved a vocal quality often described as "celestial" or "golden." His breath control was such that he could deliver the longest phrase without any suggestion of difficulty, while his superb enunciation and an intense quality of pathos in h...(展开全部)

In the years between her first public lecture in 1961 and her last in 1981, Ayn Rand spoke and wrote about topics as different as education, medicine, Vietnam, and the death of Marilyn Monroe. These pieces, collected here, reflect a life lived on principle, a probing mind, and a passionate intensity.

The phrase 'production of culture' is concerned with how the organizations in which culture is produced and disseminated affect the nature of culture itself. Yet there is no clear consensus on what is meant by this phrase. Crane, in reviewing and synthesizing current research, provides a systematic and accessible approach to this complex subject. She examines the issue on both ...(展开全部)

A classic text for theatre and film it has sold 100,000 copies in its first edition.

A classic text for theatre and film it has sold 100,000 copies in its first edition.

"The Story of the Stone (c. 1760)", also known by the title of "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, of which "The Warning Voice" is the third, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two main character...(展开全部)

How can a voice whose source is never seen--such as Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey or the mother of Norman Bates in Psycho--have such a powerful hold on an audience? When does "synchronized sound" fail to link bodies to their voices, and how do such great stylists of sound film as Jacques Tati, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Marguerite Duras deploy the power of the voice? In this brillia...(展开全部)

Here is the final collection of articles and speeches by the bestselling and world-renowned novelist, essayist, and philosopher.

安・兰德（Ayn Rand，1905一1982）全世界有史以来最畅销的作家之一，是20世纪美国最为知名、小说和论著卖出册数最多的作家、思想家和公共知识分子之一。 安・兰德最具哲学挑战意义的哲理小说《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》（又名《地球的震栗》）（AtlasShrugged）被评为“继圣经之后对当代美国人影响最大的一本书”。此外，她还著有长篇小说《生而为人》（We the Living）、《赞歌》（Anthem）和《源泉》（The Fountainhead）。 安・兰德独特的哲学――“客观主义”在全世界都具有广泛而深人的影响。她的哲学精神在她生前由以下四本代表性论著阐明：《客观主义认识论概论》（Introduction to ObjectivistEpistemology）、《致新知识分子》（For the NewIntellectual）、《自私的美德》（T...(展开全部)

In the years between her first public lecture in 1961 and her last in 1981, Ayn Rand spoke and wrote about topics as different as education, medicine, Vietnam, and the death of Marilyn Monroe. These pieces, collected here, reflect a life lived on principle, a probing mind, and a passionate intensity.