In this major book, Griselda Pollock engages boldly in the culture wars over 'what is the canon?' and 'what difference can feminism make?' Do we simply reject the all-male line-up and satisfy our need for ideal egos with an all women litany of artistic heroines? Or is the question a chance to resist the phallocentric binary and allow the ambiguities and complexities of desire -...(展开全部)

In this major book, Griselda Pollock engages boldly in the culture wars over 'what is the canon?' and 'what difference can feminism make?' Do we simply reject the all-male line-up and satisfy our need for ideal egos with an all women litany of artistic heroines? Or is the question a chance to resist the phallocentric binary and allow the ambiguities and complexities of desire -...(展开全部)

"Essential reading for anyone interested in gaining insight into how the passion of collecting, that pursuit of beautiful and compelling objects, contributed to the formation of our present-day understanding and appreciation of Chinese art."--Kris Imants Ercums, Curator of Asian Art, Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas "Provides a wealth of information on the deal...(展开全部)

"Essential reading for anyone interested in gaining insight into how the passion of collecting, that pursuit of beautiful and compelling objects, contributed to the formation of our present-day understanding and appreciation of Chinese art."--Kris Imants Ercums, Curator of Asian Art, Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas "Provides a wealth of information on the deal...(展开全部)

Taoism and the Arts of China brings together a remarkable collection of art from one of China's most ancient and influential traditions. Produced to accompany the first major exhibition ever organized on the Taoist philosophy and religion, this opulent book includes more than 150 works of art from as early as the late Zhou dynasty (fifth-third century b.c.) to the Qing dynasty ...(展开全部)

Discussed and debated, revered and reviled, Bloom's tome reinvigorates and re-examines Western Literature, arguing against the politicization of reading. His erudite passion will encourage you to hurry and finish his book so you can pick up Shakespeare, Austen and Dickens once again to rediscover their original magic. In addition, his appendix listing of the "future" ca...(展开全部)

哈罗德·布鲁姆（1930—　）：当代美国极富影响的文学理论家、批评家。曾执教于耶鲁大学、纽约大学和哈佛大学等知名高校。主要研究领域包括诗歌批评、理论批评和宗教批评，代表作有《影响的焦虑》（1973）、《误读之图》（1975）、《西方正典》（1994）、《莎士比亚：人的发明》（1998）等，被誉为“西方传统中最有天赋、最有原创性和最有煸动性的一位文学批评家”。

Discussed and debated, revered and reviled, Bloom's tome reinvigorates and re-examines Western Literature, arguing against the politicization of reading. His erudite passion will encourage you to hurry and finish his book so you can pick up Shakespeare, Austen and Dickens once again to rediscover their original magic. In addition, his appendix listing of the "future" ca...(展开全部)

哈罗德·布鲁姆（1930—　）：当代美国极富影响的文学理论家、批评家。曾执教于耶鲁大学、纽约大学和哈佛大学等知名高校。主要研究领域包括诗歌批评、理论批评和宗教批评，代表作有《影响的焦虑》（1973）、《误读之图》（1975）、《西方正典》（1994）、《莎士比亚：人的发明》（1998）等，被誉为“西方传统中最有天赋、最有原创性和最有煸动性的一位文学批评家”。

The question of the canon has been the subject of debate in academic circles for over fifteen years. "Pleasure and Change" contains two lectures on this important subject by the distinguished literary critic Sir Frank Kermode. In essays that were originally delivered as Tanner Lectures at Berkeley in November of 2001, Kermode reinterprets the question of canon formation in ligh...(展开全部)