In this classic guide, Maugham introduces and discusses what he considers to be the ten greatest novels and their authors. Here are some of the formulae of greatness in the genre, as well as the flaws and heresies that enfeeble it. Maugham's choice list: Fielding's "Tom Jones"; Dickens's "David Copperfield"; Flaubert's "Madame Bovary"; Balzac's "Old Man Goriot"; "Wuthering Heig...(展开全部)

In this classic guide, Maugham introduces and discusses what he considers to be the ten greatest novels and their authors. Here are some of the formulae of greatness in the genre, as well as the flaws and heresies that enfeeble it. Maugham's choice list: Fielding's "Tom Jones"; Dickens's "David Copperfield"; Flaubert's "Madame Bovary"; Balzac's "Old Man Goriot"; "Wuthering Heig...(展开全部)

"Cobra is composed of jewel-like sentences that unfold like paper origami in convoluted proliferation. . . . Maitreya is one of the most radiant texts I have ever read, and the translation by Suzanne Jill Levine appears as seamless as a single ocean wave, spilling us from high elegance to low camp and back again without pause."

The late eighteenth century witnessed an explosion of intellectual activity in Scotland by such luminaries as David Hume, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson, James Boswell, and Robert Burns. And the books written by these seminal thinkers made a significant mark during their time in almost every field of polite literature and higher learning throughout Bri...(展开全部)

In this magisterial history, Richard B. Sher breaks new ground for our understanding of the Enlightenment and the forgotten role of publishing during that period. "The Enlightenment and the Book" seeks to remedy the common misperception that such classics as "The Wealth of Nations" and "The Life of Samuel Johnson" were made by their authors alone. To the contrary, Sher shows ho...(展开全部)

作者简介： 艾格尼丝·阿尔伯（Agnes Arber，1879—1960）英国植物学家、植物科学史家，英国皇家学会会员，她是皇家学会历史上第三位女性会员，第一位植物学女院士。1912年出版的Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution: A Chapter in the History of Botany 1470—1670是阿尔伯最早完成的学术著作，该书在1938年进行了大幅度的修改和扩增，后因其开创性影响入选《剑桥文丛》。 译者简介： 王钊，北京大学科学技术哲学博士，四川大学文化科技协同创新研发中心副研究员，学术方向为博物学史、博物学图像研究，近年来关注中外博物学图像收藏和整理，已协助清华大学科学史博物馆、浙江自然博物院等机构策划数场博物学图像展览。

0-8133-1027-X the Soviet Nationality Reader : the Disintegration in Context

Museums are at a critical moment in their history. In order to ensure survival into the next century, museums and galleries must demonstrate their social relevance and use. This means developing their public service functions through becoming more knowledgeable about the needs of their visitors and more adept at providing enjoyable and worthwhile experiences. Museums and Their...(展开全部)