威廉·福克纳，美国最有影响的现代派小说家之一，二十世纪最伟大的作家之一。福克纳自学生时代开始写诗，一九二四年出版诗集《大理石牧神》。第一部小说《士兵的报酬》于一九二六年出版。福克纳以他那神秘的约克纳帕塔法县为背景，写出十七部长篇小说以及大量短篇小说，如《沙多里斯》、《喧哗与骚动》、《我弥留之际》、《圣殿》、《八月之光》、《押沙龙，押沙龙!》、《没有被征服的》、《野棕榈》、《坟墓的闯人者》、《修女安魂曲》、《小镇》、《大宅》和《掠夺者》等。一九四九年，福克纳获得诺贝尔文学奖。

Trees of paradise: Exquisite illustrations of the tropical palm On December 15, 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden, was carried to his grave in a coffin covered with fresh palm leaves. The fronds were a reference to his groundbreaking Natural History of Palms: a work in ...(展开全部)

By integrating star studies and film industry studies, Hollywood Stardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture and commerce in contemporary notions of film stardom. Integrates the traditions of star studies and industry studies to establish an original and innovative mode of analysis whereby the 'star image' is replaced with the 'star brand' Offers the first extensi...(展开全部)

By integrating star studies and film industry studies, Hollywood Stardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture and commerce in contemporary notions of film stardom. Integrates the traditions of star studies and industry studies to establish an original and innovative mode of analysis whereby the 'star image' is replaced with the 'star brand' Offers the first extensi...(展开全部)

托马斯•沙兹（Thomas Schatz），美国德克萨斯大学传播学教授，主要研究领域为好莱坞电影和制片厂制度。作为知名电影评论人，著有：《旧好莱坞•新好莱坞：仪式、艺术与工业》《繁荣与衰败：1940年代的美国电影》《体系的特质：制片厂时代的好莱坞电影制作》《好莱坞电影类型》等。他还参与了多部电影及电视纪录片的创作，如美国公共电视台的纪录片系列《美国电影》等。

If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem is a novel by the American author William Faulkner published in 1939. The novel was originally published under the title The Wild Palms, which is the title of one of the two interwoven stories. This title was chosen by the publishers, Random House, over the objections of Faulkner's choice of a title. Subsequent editions have since been printed under ...(展开全部)

If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem is a novel by the American author William Faulkner published in 1939. The novel was originally published under the title The Wild Palms, which is the title of one of the two interwoven stories. This title was chosen by the publishers, Random House, over the objections of Faulkner's choice of a title. Subsequent editions have since been printed under ...(展开全部)

A rich and informative look at the experiences of composers working under high pressure in the US film industry, The Hollywood Film Music Reader brings readers from film's earliest days to the modern blockbuster era. Beginning with the origins of movie music in the heyday of silent film, the book traces film music's progress through Hollywood's so-called Golden Age to changes i...(展开全部)

安德鲁·莫顿（Andrew Morton） 知名传记作家。他撰写过多部名人传记，其中《戴安娜：她的真实故事》蝉联畅销书榜58周，被翻译为35种语言，并引发了电影、纪录片和王室评论的热潮。此后，莫顿继续撰写了麦当娜、贝克汉姆与维多利亚、汤姆·克鲁斯、安吉丽娜·朱莉等众多名人的传记，并荣登《星期日泰晤士报》和《纽约时报》上畅销书榜。