赫尔岑（1812—1870），俄国思想家、作家、革命家。少年时代受十二月党人思想影响，立志走反对沙皇专制制度的道路。1829 年进入莫斯科大学数理系。1835 年，他以“对社会有极大危险的自由思想者”的罪名被流放。1842 年回到莫斯科，立即重新投入战斗，并受到迫害。1847 年初，赫尔岑携家到达欧洲，成为流亡者，从此再未返回俄国。1848 年欧洲革命的失败，使赫尔岑思想上发生危机，触发他重新思考社会根本问题。1852 年他来到伦敦，随后建立了“自由俄罗斯印刷所”，出版了《北极星》和《警钟》两种刊物，登载揭露沙皇专制制度的文学作品和各种文章。这些刊物当时被大量秘密运回俄国，促进了解放运动的发展。1870 年 1 月，赫尔岑病逝于巴黎。 其代表作有《谁之罪》《科学中的一知半解态度》《关于研究自然的信》《法意书简》《来自彼岸》《论俄国革命思想的发展》《往...(展开全部)

赫尔岑（1812—1870），俄国思想家、作家、革命家。少年时代受十二月党人思想影响，立志走反对沙皇专制制度的道路。1829 年进入莫斯科大学数理系。1835 年，他以“对社会有极大危险的自由思想者”的罪名被流放。1842 年回到莫斯科，立即重新投入战斗，并受到迫害。1847 年初，赫尔岑携家到达欧洲，成为流亡者，从此再未返回俄国。1848 年欧洲革命的失败，使赫尔岑思想上发生危机，触发他重新思考社会根本问题。1852 年他来到伦敦，随后建立了“自由俄罗斯印刷所”，出版了《北极星》和《警钟》两种刊物，登载揭露沙皇专制制度的文学作品和各种文章。这些刊物当时被大量秘密运回俄国，促进了解放运动的发展。1870 年 1 月，赫尔岑病逝于巴黎。 其代表作有《谁之罪》《科学中的一知半解态度》《关于研究自然的信》《法意书简》《来自彼岸》《论俄国革命思想的发展》《往...(展开全部)

In 1884, the distinguished German jurist Daniel Paul Schreber suffered the first of a series of mental collapses that would afflict him for the rest of his life. In his madness, the world was revealed to him as an enormous architecture of nerves, dominated by a predatory God. It became clear to Schreber that his personal crisis was implicated in what he called a "crisis in God'...(展开全部)

In her magnificent novel, Marguerite Yourcenor recreates the life and death of one of the great rulers of the ancient world. The Emperor Hadrian, aware his demise is imminent, writes a long valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius, his future successor. The Emperor meditates on his past, describing his accession, military triumphs, love of poetry and music, and the philosophy that...(展开全部)

In her magnificent novel, Marguerite Yourcenor recreates the life and death of one of the great rulers of the ancient world. The Emperor Hadrian, aware his demise is imminent, writes a long valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius, his future successor. The Emperor meditates on his past, describing his accession, military triumphs, love of poetry and music, and the philosophy that...(展开全部)

The Art of Heikala: Works and Thoughts is the first major publication by popular Finnish illustrator Heikala. Heikala’s artwork combines traditional watercolor painting and inks with a fresh, enchanting approach - fans love her charming characters and scenes that are largely influenced by Finnish and Japanese cultures. This combined with her in-depth sharing of her processes an...(展开全部)

Quintus Curtius was apparently a rhetorician who lived in the first century of the Roman empire and, early in the reign of Claudius (41-54 CE), wrote a history of Alexander the Great in 10 books in clear and picturesque style for Latin readers. The first two books have not survived--our narrative begins with events in 333 BCE--and there is material missing from books V, VI, and...(展开全部)

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius' History offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sou...(展开全部)

The acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great.

This book is an exploration of the process and consequences of the campaigns of Alexander the Great of Macedon (who reigned from 336 to 323 BC), focusing on the effect of his monarchy upon the world of his day. A detailed running narrative of the actual campaigns from the Danube to the Indus is complemented and enlarged upon by thematic studies on the reaction in Greece to Mace...(展开全部)