In this new account of Richard the Lionheart's reign, John Gillingham scrutinises the king's fluctuating reputation over the centuries and provides a convincing revised interpretation. Neither a feckless knight-errant nor a neglectful king, Richard I was in reality a masterful and businesslike ruler. This paperback edition includes an updated bibliography.

Neither a feckless knight-errant nor a king who neglected his kingdom, Richard I was in reality a masterful and businesslike ruler. In this wholly rewritten version of a classic account of the reign of Richard The Lionheart, John Gillingham scrutinizes the reasons for the King’s fluctuating reputation over successive centuries and provides a convincing new interpretation of the...(展开全部)

Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play •...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play •...(展开全部)

In this new account of Richard the Lionheart's reign, John Gillingham scrutinises the king's fluctuating reputation over the centuries and provides a convincing revised interpretation. Neither a feckless knight-errant nor a neglectful king, Richard I was in reality a masterful and businesslike ruler. This paperback edition includes an updated bibliography.

Neither a feckless knight-errant nor a king who neglected his kingdom, Richard I was in reality a masterful and businesslike ruler. In this wholly rewritten version of a classic account of the reign of Richard The Lionheart, John Gillingham scrutinizes the reasons for the King’s fluctuating reputation over successive centuries and provides a convincing new interpretation of the...(展开全部)

On his death in 2007, Richard Rorty was heralded by the "New York Times" as "one of the world's most influential contemporary thinkers." Controversial on the left and the right for his critiques of objectivity and political radicalism, Rorty experienced a renown denied to all but a handful of living philosophers. In this masterly biography, Neil Gross explores the path of Rorty...(展开全部)

尼尔·格罗斯（Neil Gross），1971年6月生，2002年获威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校博士学位。格罗斯曾于普林斯顿大学、不列颠哥伦比亚大学、哈佛大学和南加州大学任教，现为美国科尔比学院社会学教授、社会学系主任，主要研究领域包括社会学理论、政治学和警察学。曾在《美国社会学评论》《社会学年度评论》《社会学理论》等期刊上发表多篇文章。2008年，格罗斯出版了专著《理查德·罗蒂：一位美国哲人的诞生》，该书一经出版即引起广泛关注。哲学家巴里·艾伦（Barry Allen）指出，格罗斯通过梳理罗蒂的生平，“构建了一种观念社会学理论”。社会学家尼尔·麦克劳林（Neil Mclaughlin）高度评价了格罗斯“细致的档案研究、创新的理论综合及其巨大贡献”。