Here, in a new edition, is Nelson Goodman's provocative philosophical classic--a book that, according to Science, "raised a storm of controversy" when it was first published in 1954, and one that remains on the front lines of philosophical debate. How is it that we feel confident in generalizing from experience in some ways but not in others? How ore generalizations that ore ...(展开全部)

Nora M. Alter argues that the essay film is a hybrid genre that fuses three major categories of film: feature, art, and documentary. Much like the written essay, its literary predecessor, the essay film draws on a variety of forms and approaches, fundamentally altering the shape of cinema. Alter traces the essay film’s origins to early silent cinema, charting the genre’s evolut...(展开全部)

Nora M. Alter argues that the essay film is a hybrid genre that fuses three major categories of film: feature, art, and documentary. Much like the written essay, its literary predecessor, the essay film draws on a variety of forms and approaches, fundamentally altering the shape of cinema. Alter traces the essay film’s origins to early silent cinema, charting the genre’s evolut...(展开全部)

达妮埃尔·齐布尔斯基（Danièle Cybulskie）十多年来一直在研究中世纪，并围绕着这一主题进行写作。她曾是一名大学教授，也是中世纪文学和文艺复兴戏剧方面的专家，还是Medievalists.net的特约作家。她曾多次在国际杂志上发表作品，主题从百年战争到罗马长袍不一而足。她的目标就是让历史变得生动有趣和引人入胜。

Historical novels can be windows into other cultures and eras, but it's not always clear what's fact and what's fiction. Thousands have read Ba Jin's influential novel Family, but few realize how much he shaped his depiction of 1920s China to suit his story and his politics. In Fact in Fiction, Kristin Stapleton puts Ba Jin's bestseller into full historical context, both to ill...(展开全部)

Historical novels can be windows into other cultures and eras, but it's not always clear what's fact and what's fiction. Thousands have read Ba Jin's influential novel Family, but few realize how much he shaped his depiction of 1920s China to suit his story and his politics. In Fact in Fiction, Kristin Stapleton puts Ba Jin's bestseller into full historical context, both to ill...(展开全部)

Can my character fake being blind? How long does it take blood to clot when spilled on a tile floor? In this lively and informative follow-up to "Murder and Mayhem", PD.P. Lyle, M.D., answers new and challenging questions that every mystery, suspense, and thriller writer will want to know. A frequent adviser to published mystery authors and television writers, Dr. Lyle tackles ...(展开全部)

Are fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes real? What can fiction tell us about the nature of truth and reality? In this excellent introduction to the problem of fictionalism R. M. Sainsbury covers the following key topics: what is fiction? realism about fictional objects, including the arguments that fictional objects are real but non-existent; real but non-factual; real...(展开全部)