The father of Russian literature, Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories, which range from dramatic tales of love, obsession, and betrayal to dark fables and sparkling comic masterpieces, from satirical epistolary tales and romantic adventures in the manner of Sir Walter Scott to imaginative historical fiction and the haunting dreamworld o...(展开全部)

The Complete Prose of Woody Allen is a collection of fifty-two pieces of hilarious writing which firmly establish the author in the tradition of Groucho Marx and James Thurber. Woody Allen's prose displays his versatility and virtuosity with the written word, and his special brand of humour. "If Allen had lived in Augustan England scholars would now be considering him alongside...(展开全部)

The Complete Prose of Woody Allen is a collection of fifty-two pieces of hilarious writing which firmly establish the author in the tradition of Groucho Marx and James Thurber. Woody Allen's prose displays his versatility and virtuosity with the written word, and his special brand of humour. "If Allen had lived in Augustan England scholars would now be considering him alongside...(展开全部)

Comprising the classic bestsellers Getting Even, Without Feathers , and Side Effects , this definitive collection of comic writings is from a man who needs no Introduction. Really–this book has no Introduction. The Insanity Defense reveals many sides of Woody Allen as he holds forth on the most human of urges (“Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only for food: ...(展开全部)

伍迪艾伦（Woody Allen，1935－），原名艾伦・斯图尔特・康尼格斯伯格（Allen Stewart Konigsberg），当代集编、导、演于一身的犹太裔美国著名电影艺术家、作家和单簧管演奏家，被称为“卓别林之后最杰出的喜剧天才”。他的电影多以曼哈顿为背景，以死亡、性和道德为主题，有浓郁的纽约知识分子风格，机智幽默又细腻感伤。神经质的内省而自我的人物（多由伍迪・艾伦自己扮演）、想像力丰富而奇特的构思、絮叨又幽默的对白、反讽与批判的视角，几乎是他每部电影的共同元素。创作颇丰，代表作有《安妮・霍尔》（1977）、《曼哈顿》（1979）、《汉娜和她的姐妹们》（1986）、《子弹穿越百老汇》（1994）等。

伍迪艾伦（Woody Allen，1935－），原名艾伦・斯图尔特・康尼格斯伯格（Allen Stewart Konigsberg），当代集编、导、演于一身的犹太裔美国著名电影艺术家、作家和单簧管演奏家，被称为“卓别林之后最杰出的喜剧天才”。他的电影多以曼哈顿为背景，以死亡、性和道德为主题，有浓郁的纽约知识分子风格，机智幽默又细腻感伤。神经质的内省而自我的人物（多由伍迪・艾伦自己扮演）、想像力丰富而奇特的构思、絮叨又幽默的对白、反讽与批判的视角，几乎是他每部电影的共同元素。创作颇丰，代表作有《安妮・霍尔》（1977）、《曼哈顿》（1979）、《汉娜和她的姐妹们》（1986）、《子弹穿越百老汇》（1994）等。

Published to coincide with editor Blake Baileyas groundbreaking new biography, here are the five novels of John Cheever, together in one volume for the first time. In these dazzling works Cheever laid bare the failings and foibles of not just the ascendant postwar elite but also the fallen Yankee aristocrats who stubbornlya and often grotesquely and hilariouslyacling to their s...(展开全部)

Since its first publication in 1965, this editionhas been widely hailed as the best available textof Blake's poetry and prose. Now revised, ifincludes up-to-date work on variants, chronology ofpoems and critical commentary by Harold Bloom. An"Approved Edition" of the Center for ScholarlyEditions of the Modern Language Association.