After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans' hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. As they find solace and companionship together in the idyllic surroundings of the hospital, their friendship blooms into a discreet, chaste romance. Then...(展开全部)

玛丽•瑞瑙特（Mary Renault），英国现当代名作家。1905年生于伦敦，父亲是医师。从牛津大学毕业后，想当作家的瑞瑙特决心拓宽自己的人生经验，进入护士学校培训三年，写出首部小说《爱的意义》。第二次世界大战期间，她从事伤兵护理工作，业余继续写小说，其中《归于夜晚》 一书荣获15万美元的米高梅奖金。战后她移居南非，但多次到非洲、欧洲各国游历，踏足希腊本土及爱琴海诸岛等古代文明发祥地。从1950年代中叶到1983年病逝前，瑞瑙特出版了八部以古希腊为背景的长篇历史小说，誉满欧美，是公认的历史小说大师。 瑞瑙特最著名的作品包括亚历山大三部曲、《御者》、《残酒》和《国王必须死去》。《波斯少年》是亚历山大三部曲的第二部。

After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans' hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. As they find solace and companionship together in the idyllic surroundings of the hospital, their friendship blooms into a discreet, chaste romance. Then...(展开全部)

Drawing from literary, historical, dramatic, and anecdotal sources, Yenna Wu conducts a rich exploration of an unusually prominent theme in premodern Chinese prose fiction and drama: that of jealous and belligerent wives, or viragos, who dominate their husbands and abuse other women. Focusing on Chinese literary works from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, she presents...(展开全部)

No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm opinions, passion, and dry humour, Fowler has stood the test of time and is st...(展开全部)

'What grammarians say should be has perhaps less influence on what shall be than even the more modest of them realize ...' No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words...(展开全部)

'What grammarians say should be has perhaps less influence on what shall be than even the more modest of them realize ...' No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words...(展开全部)

夏志清（1921——2013），1947年赴美，1951年在耶鲁大学取得博士学位。先后执教美国密歇根、纽约州立大学、匹茨堡大学等校。1961年在美国用英文出版了使他一举成名的《中国现代小说史》。1961年任教哥伦比亚大学东方语言文化系，1969年为该校中文教授，1991年荣休后为该校中文名誉教授。

夏志清（1921——2013），1947年赴美，1951年在耶鲁大学取得博士学位。先后执教美国密歇根、纽约州立大学、匹茨堡大学等校。1961年在美国用英文出版了使他一举成名的《中国现代小说史》。1961年任教哥伦比亚大学东方语言文化系，1969年为该校中文教授，1991年荣休后为该校中文名誉教授。