In 1927 Joseph Campbell was given clues to reading James Joyce's labyrinthine Ulysses by its original publisher Sylvia Beach and, as he said, it changed his career. His discoveries became the foundation for his later work in comparative mythology. To analyze Ulysses and Joyce's other works, he employed depth psychology, anthropology, religion, and art history as tools. A treasu...(展开全部)

理查德·艾尔曼是二十世纪后半世纪西方文学界现代英语文学的主要权威之一。他就学于耶鲁大学和都柏林三一学院，曾在哈佛，耶鲁等美国许多著名大学任教。后任牛津大学英语文学讲座教授，直至1984年退休。艾尔曼一生著述编辑甚丰，他的《叶芝传》《乔伊斯传》《王尔德传》都受到西方术界的一致推崇，其中《乔伊斯传》初版之后，很快就获得普遍的赞赏，被誉为二十世纪最优秀的文学传记。 金隄，出生于1921年。1949年北京大学文科研究生毕业。曾任教于西南联大、南开大学等高校。曾任牛津大学、耶鲁大学等世界知名学府研究员或客座研究员。现任美国俄勒风大学英文系客座教授。主要学术著作有《论翻译》（与尤金·奈达合著英文著作）、《等效翻译探索》（论文集）等。主要译作有《尤利西斯》全译本等。曾获台湾读书人最佳书奖、中国作协鲁迅文学奖——全国优秀文学翻译彩虹奖（终身成就）、新闻出版署优秀外国...(展开全部)

Richard Ellmann has revised and expanded his definitive work on Joyce's life to include newly discovered primary material, including details of a failed love affair, a limerick about Samuel Beckett, a dream notebook, previously unknown letters, and much more.

This book is a defense of modal realism; the thesis that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that the individuals that inhabit our world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds. Lewis argues that the philosophical utility of modal realism is a good reason for believing that it is true.

This book is a defense of modal realism; the thesis that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that the individuals that inhabit our world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds. Lewis argues that the philosophical utility of modal realism is a good reason for believing that it is true.After putting forward the type of modal realism he favors, ...(展开全部)

In the early twenty-first century, China occupies a place on center stage in the international art world. But what does it mean to be a Chinese artist in the modern age? This first comprehensive study of modern Chinese art history traces its evolution chronologically and thematically from the Age of Imperialism to the present day. Julia Andrews and Kuiyi Shen pay particular att...(展开全部)

约翰·拉塞尔(John Russell)，美国当代著名艺术批评家。早年求学于牛津大学。1950年以来，长期任伦敦《星期日时报》和美国《纽约时报》专栏艺术批评家。拉塞尔一生撰写了大量的艺术著作，除了《现代艺术的意义》外，还有《亨利·摩尔》、《马克斯·恩斯特》、《弗兰西斯·培根》、《马蒂斯父子》和《波普艺术再界定》等。 拉塞尔还先后组织策划过亨利·摩尔、巴尔蒂斯和波普艺术等大型展览。1978年，拉塞尔荣获美国学院艺术协会评审颁发的弗兰克·朱伊特·马瑟艺术批评奖。

约翰·拉塞尔(John Russell)，美国当代著名艺术批评家。早年求学于牛津大学。1950年以来，长期任伦敦《星期日时报》和美国《纽约时报》专栏艺术批评家。拉塞尔一生撰写了大量的艺术著作，除了《现代艺术的意义》外，还有《亨利·摩尔》、《马克斯·恩斯特》、《弗兰西斯·培根》、《马蒂斯父子》和《波普艺术再界定》等。 拉塞尔还先后组织策划过亨利·摩尔、巴尔蒂斯和波普艺术等大型展览。1978年，拉塞尔荣获美国学院艺术协会评审颁发的弗兰克·朱伊特·马瑟艺术批评奖。

Academy Award-winning writer/director James Cameron, the maker of Titanic and the creator of the Terminator series, has been crafting Avatar for over four years. The film follows the story of an ex-marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on a distant planet filled with exotic life forms. As an avatar, a human consciousness in an alien body, he finds himself torn ...(展开全部)

Long considered the survey of modern art, this engrossing and liberally illustrated text traces the development of trends and influences in painting, sculpture, photography and architecture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Retaining its comprehensive nature and chronological approach, it now comes thoroughly reworked by Elizabeth Mansfield, an experienced art...(展开全部)