By the end of the 18th century a sense of anxiety and crisis began to preoccupy European writers and artists in theor relationship to the past, from antiquity on, which constituted the European intellectual tradition. The grandness of that past could no longer fit into the frame of the present. Artists felt overwhelmed by the magnitude of past heroic accomplishment, its dominee...(展开全部)

This bold reappraisal of science and society explores the different ways that women's reproduction is seen in American culture. "Spectacular. There is no better study of the power of metaphor in modern medicine." —Thomas W. Laqueur, author of Making Sex "One of the greatest strengths of this fascinating book is Martin's careful analysis of how medical language about women's bod...(展开全部)

A bold reappraisal of science and society, The Woman in the Body explores the different ways that women's reproduction is seen in American culture. Contrasting the views of medical science with those of ordinary women from diverse social and economic backgrounds, anthropologist Emily Martin presents unique fieldwork on American culture and uncovers the metaphors of economy and ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Paul Ricoeur is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished philosophers of our time. In "The Rule of Metaphor" he seeks "to show how language can extend itself to its very limits, forever discovering new resonances within itself". Recognizing the fundamental power of language in constructing the world we perceive, Ricoeur reveals the processes by which linguistic ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Paul Ricoeur is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished philosophers of our time. In "The Rule of Metaphor" he seeks "to show how language can extend itself to its very limits, forever discovering new resonances within itself". Recognizing the fundamental power of language in constructing the world we perceive, Ricoeur reveals the processes by which linguistic ...(展开全部)

伊芙．恩斯勒（Eve Ensler） 是國際暢銷作家，也是著名劇作家，曾獲《新聞週刊》（Newsweek）評選為「一百五十位改變世界的女人」之一。她的戲劇創作包括《陰道獨白》（The Vagina Monologues）、《必要目標》（Necessary Targets）和《好身體》（The Good Body），書籍著作有：《終於不安全》（Insecure at Last），以及榮登紐約時報（New York Times）暢銷榜的《我是情緒性的生物》（I Am an Emotional Creature），她並將這本書改編為舞台劇《情緒性生物》（Emotional Creature）。 此外，恩斯勒也是V-Day運動的創始人。V-Day是終止對女性施暴的全球運動，迄今已經為全球各地的婦女組織和社會運動者募集超過九千萬美元，也促成了另一全球性運動「十...(展开全部)

罗纳德·诺克斯（1888－1957） 他本来是英国国教牧师，后来却变成了天主教的牧师。他不仅提出了“推理十诫”，更是“福尔摩斯学”的开创者。他占据着英国侦探小说历史上最独特的位置，奠定了黄金时期的侦探小说理论，而且破坏了侦探小说创作不成文的惯例。他的小说布局奇诡、文字优雅，深受后辈作家的好评。他就是优秀的侦探小说家——罗纳德·诺克斯。

罗纳德·诺克斯（1888－1957） 他本来是英国国教牧师，后来却变成了天主教的牧师。他不仅提出了“推理十诫”，更是“福尔摩斯学”的开创者。他占据着英国侦探小说历史上最独特的位置，奠定了黄金时期的侦探小说理论，而且破坏了侦探小说创作不成文的惯例。他的小说布局奇诡、文字优雅，深受后辈作家的好评。他就是优秀的侦探小说家——罗纳德·诺克斯。

Agatha Christie's world-famous Miss Marple mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress and heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did ...(展开全部)