In 1985 Boria Sax inherited an area of forest in New York State, which had been purchased by his Russian, Jewish, and Communist grandparents as a buffer against what they felt was a hostile world. For Sax, in the years following, the woodland came to represent a link with those who currently live and had lived there, including Native Americans, settlers, bears, deer, turtles, a...(展开全部)

In this wide-ranging exploration of the role of forests in Western thought, Robert Pogue Harrison enriches our understanding not only of the forest’s place in the cultural imagination of the West, but also of the ecological dilemmas that now confront us so urgently. Consistently insightful and beautifully written, this work is especially compelling at a time when the forest, as...(展开全部)

In this wide-ranging exploration of the role of forests in Western thought, Robert Pogue Harrison enriches our understanding not only of the forest’s place in the cultural imagination of the West, but also of the ecological dilemmas that now confront us so urgently. Consistently insightful and beautifully written, this work is especially compelling at a time when the forest, as...(展开全部)

Two beloved and esteemed poets have collaborated on this intimate and useful anthology illuminating the history, practice, and wonder of our most elusive art. Intended for all those who love poetry, including teachers, readers, writers, and students, The Making of a Poem will be especially valued by those who feel that an understanding of form—sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sest...(展开全部)

Two beloved and esteemed poets have collaborated on this intimate and useful anthology illuminating the history, practice, and wonder of our most elusive art. Intended for all those who love poetry, including teachers, readers, writers, and students, The Making of a Poem will be especially valued by those who feel that an understanding of form—sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sest...(展开全部)

In his earlier books, Shadows in the Cave (1982) and Phenomenological Hermeneutics and the Study of Literature (1987), Mario Valdes laid the foundation for his phenomenological-hermeneutic approach to literary criticism. With this book he continues the development of his ideas, using his views of literature, cinema, and art to unravel what he calls 'the imaginative configuratio...(展开全部)

查尔斯·吉尼伯特 (Charles Guignebert)（1867—1939），出生于法国马恩河谷省，是索邦大学 (Sorbonne) 的基督教历史教授，是20 世纪上半叶著名的法国新约圣经学者之一。吉尼伯特以严格及客观的历史方式来分析耶稣和他的时代，并仔细筛选有关耶稣生平的原始资料作为自己的写作素材。

查尔斯·吉尼伯特 (Charles Guignebert)（1867—1939），出生于法国马恩河谷省，是索邦大学 (Sorbonne) 的基督教历史教授，是20 世纪上半叶著名的法国新约圣经学者之一。吉尼伯特以严格及客观的历史方式来分析耶稣和他的时代，并仔细筛选有关耶稣生平的原始资料作为自己的写作素材。

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up to date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeol...(展开全部)

The diplomatic origins, so-called, of the War are only the fever chart of the patient; they do not tell us what caused the fever. To probe for underlying causes and deeper forces one must operate within the framework of a whole society and try to discover what moved the people in it. --Barbara W. Tuchman The fateful quarter-century leading up to the World War I was a time when ...(展开全部)