约翰·萨瑟兰（John Sutherland），生于1938年，英国学者、作家、文学教授。曾在英国、美国执教于多所大学，是伦敦大学学院荣誉退休教授。他撰写过一系列解读古典小说的著作，如《希斯克利夫是凶手吗？》（也许，是的）、《亨利五世是战犯吗？》、《简·爱能得到幸福吗？》，文章常见于《卫报》、《金融时报》。 马丁·罗森，生于1959年，英国漫画家、小说家。作品多见于《卫报》、《星期日独立报》。他抽烟；他被视为当代最尖刻的文学画报讽刺作家。

When did cigarettes start making an appearance in English literature? Which author's heart was purportedly eaten by a cat? One of our best-known and best-loved literary critics turns his attention to the more bizarre areas of literature in this miscellany of fact and trivia. Which author had the heaviest brain? What was the original title of 1984? Who made the first bouillon so...(展开全部)

爱德华·布鲁克-希钦（Edward Brooke-Hitching），英国作家、获奖纪录片导演，父亲是古董书商。毕业于英国埃克塞特大学电影学系，之后进入独立纪录片制作领域，是英国国家广播公司电视台知名节目《QI》的撰稿人，也是皇家地理学会的研究员。著有多本畅销书，包括《星空5500年》(The Sky Atlas)、《黄金地图》(The Golden Atlas)（入围“爱德华·斯坦福写作奖”短名单）、《世界奇幻地图》(The Phantom Atlas)。

When did cigarettes start making an appearance in English literature? Which author's heart was purportedly eaten by a cat? One of our best-known and best-loved literary critics turns his attention to the more bizarre areas of literature in this miscellany of fact and trivia. Which author had the heaviest brain? What was the original title of 1984? Who made the first bouillon so...(展开全部)

All knowledge, the cosmos arranged on shelves, in cupboards, or hanging from the ceiling, 'infinite riches in a little room' such were the cabinets of curiosities of the 17th century. This survey, now available in "PLC", traces the amazing history of cabinets of curiosities, from their first appearance in the inventories and engravings commissioned by Renaissance nobles such as...(展开全部)

A witty and eclectic tour of some of the more arcane byways of literature. Illustrated throughout. How much heavier was Thackeray’s brain than Walt Whitman’s? Which novels do American soldiers read? When did cigarettes start making an appearance in English literature? In Curiosities of Literature , John Sutherland contemplates the full import of questions such as these, and ...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

Uses of Literature bridges the gap between literary theory and common-sense beliefs about why we read literature. 1. Explores the diverse motives and mysteries of why we read 2. Offers four different ways of thinking about why we read literature - for recognition, enchantment, knowledge, and shock 3. Argues for a new “phenomenology” in literary studies that incorporates the his...(展开全部)

Acts of Literature, compiled in close association with Jacques Derrida, brings together for the first time a number of Derrida's writings on literary texts. The essays discuss literary figures such as Rousseau, Mallarme, Joyce, Shakespeare, and Kafka, and comprise pieces spanning Derrida's career. The collection includes a substantial new interview with him on questions of lit...(展开全部)

▼ 作者简介 芮塔·菲尔斯基（Rita Felski），曾任《新文学史》主编，弗吉利亚大学英语系小威廉·柯南讲座教授；美学、文学理论、女性主义理论、现代性与后现代性、文化研究等领域的杰出学者。 她1979年获剑桥大学学士学位，1987年获莫纳什大学博士学位。 主要代表作：《批评的 极限》《女性主义之后的文学》《创制时间：女性主义理论与后现代文化》《现代性的性别》《超越女性主义美学:女性主义文学与社会变迁》。 2010年，获古根海姆奖。 2000年，获威廉·帕克·赖利奖获（美国现代语言协会颁发给在协会期刊上发表“杰出文章”，并被广泛认为是现代语言和文学研究中最有声望的学者）。 ▼ 译者简介 刘洋，南京大学英语系博士研究生（牛津大学英语系联合培养）。主要研究方向为早期现代英国文学。文章见于《外国文学评论》等。