-作者简介- 露丝·伯纳德·伊泽尔（Ruth Bernard Yeazell），耶鲁大学英文系斯特林教授，研究生院院长，她的研究主题广泛涉及18—20世纪的小说、性与性别史、视觉艺术与文学的关系等。她长期为《纽约书评》、《伦敦书评》撰稿，其专著包括《心灵的闺室：西方艺术与文学片段》（Harems of the Mind: Passages of Western Art and Literature）、《日常生活的艺术：荷兰绘画与现实主义小说》（Art of the Everyday: Dutch Painting and the Realist Novel）等。 -译者简介- 黄虹，艺术学博士，多年致力于艺术史论、设计史论与视觉文化研究，近年学术兴趣主要集中于多元现代性生成视野中亚洲与西方、亚洲各国之间（以印度—西方、中国—日本—印度为中心）的视觉艺...(展开全部)

On a street in modern-day Norway, a writer kneels with his son and tells him that according to Jewish tradition, a person dies twice: first when their heart stops beating, and then again the last time their name is read or thought or said. Before them is a stone engraved with the name Hirsch Komissar, the boy's great-great-grandfather who was murdered by Nazis. The man who sent...(展开全部)

"Information is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?" is the crucial question with which renowned literary critic Harold Bloom commences this impassioned book on the pleasures and benefits of reading well. For more than forty years, Bloom has transformed college students into lifelong readers with his unrivaled love for literature. Now, at a time when fast...(展开全部)

Information is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?" is the crucial question with which renowned literary critic Harold Bloom begins this impassioned book on the pleasures and benefits of reading well. For more than forty years, Bloom has transformed college students into lifelong readers with his unrivaled love for literature. Now, at a time when faster and ...(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。

Information is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?" is the crucial question with which renowned literary critic Harold Bloom begins this impassioned book on the pleasures and benefits of reading well. For more than forty years, Bloom has transformed college students into lifelong readers with his unrivaled love for literature. Now, at a time when faster and ...(展开全部)

First compact dictionary to combine definitions of botanical names in general usage with information on their derivation and guides to pronunciation. A monumental index provides a cross-reference from some 1,800 common plant names to corresponding botanical ones. Combines thoroughness, botanical rigor, and interesting facts and lore -- all leavened with touches of humor.

The Chinese often use the expression du hua, “to read a painting,” in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume closely “reads” thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopedic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in order to reveal the major characteristics and themes of this rich pictorial tradition. The book examines mul...(展开全部)

The Chinese often use the expression du hua, “to read a painting,” in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume closely “reads” thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopedic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in order to reveal the major characteristics and themes of this rich pictorial tradition. The book examines mul...(展开全部)

彼得·梅尔（Peter Mayle），英籍知名作家，曾任国际大广告公司的高级主管。在纽约麦迪逊大街的广告业打拼了15年之后，于1975年开始专职写作。 主要作品有旅游散文《普罗旺斯的一年》、《永远的普罗旺斯》、《重返普罗旺斯》、小说《茴香酒店》和《追踪塞尚》，时尚读物《品位》和美食散文集《吃懂法兰西》等。 作者现与其夫人和爱犬隐居于法国的普罗旺斯地区。