西蒙·沙玛（Simon Schama)，英国国家学术院院士、皇家文学学会会员。他1945年出生于伦敦，21岁在剑桥大学以优等生身份毕业，随后在剑桥大学和牛津大学教书。1977 年，他出版第一部专著《爱国者和解放者》，即获沃尔夫森历史奖。1980年，在哈佛大学谋得教席，后“转会”至哥伦比亚大学担任教授。在美国期间，他陆续出版了多本学术著作，获得了学界的极大关注和大批读者的认可。其中《财富的窘境》（1987）、《公民们》（1989）分别获得当年的《纽约时报书评》年度好书奖，《风景与记忆》（1995）获得W.H.史密斯文学奖。 1995年，沙玛受邀将《风景与记忆》改编为系列电视片，充分展示了其叙事功底和画面意识。之后，BBC邀请沙玛编写并主持大型纪录片《英国史》。沙玛特地迁回英国，专心投身于《英国史》的创作。这部15集的电视片于2000年开播，赢得如潮好评...(展开全部)

Where does today’s English language come from? This book takes its readers on a journey back in time, from present-day varieties to the Old English of Beowulf and beyond. Written for students with little or no background in linguistics, and reflecting the latest scholarship, it showcases the variation and change present throughout the history of English, and includes numerous e...(展开全部)

Over 15 years in the making, an unprecedented one-volume reference work. Many of today's students and teachers of literature, lacking a familiarity with the Bible, are largely ignorant of how Biblical tradition has influenced and infused English literature through the centuries. An invaluable research tool. Contains nearly 800 encyclopedic articles written by a distinguished in...(展开全部)

This “little history” takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infectious passion for books and reading has defined his own life. Now he guides yo...(展开全部)

约翰•萨瑟兰（John Sutherland），英国伦敦大学学院现代英语文学系诺思克利夫勋爵名誉教授，曾教授各阶段学生课程。近期著有美国耶鲁大学出版的《小说家们：小说的294段生命史》，获得广泛赞誉，其中一位书评人称赞其为“一本酷毙了的参考书”。

`A Short Histrory of Cultural Studies will prove a seminal text for its author's erudition, wit and unmatched ability to re-embed abstract concepts and debates where they belong - in rich historical, political and cultural contexts' - Cultural Studies Review 'Hartley's book is refreshing, breathtaking, and quite a lot of fun. Given its relatively small size, the book can't do e...(展开全部)

'A Short Histrory of Cultural Studies will prove a seminal text for its author's erudition, wit and unmatched ability to re-embed abstract concepts and debates where they belong - in rich historical, political and cultural contexts' - Cultural Studies Review 'Hartley's book is refreshing, breathtaking, and quite a lot of fun. Given its relatively small size, the book can't do e...(展开全部)

'A Short Histrory of Cultural Studies will prove a seminal text for its author's erudition, wit and unmatched ability to re-embed abstract concepts and debates where they belong - in rich historical, political and cultural contexts' - Cultural Studies Review 'Hartley's book is refreshing, breathtaking, and quite a lot of fun. Given its relatively small size, the book can't do e...(展开全部)