This landmark volume captures three millennia of Greek poetry - more than 1,000 poems and 200 poets. From the epics of Homeric Greece to the historical and erotic ironies of Cavafy, from the romances, hymns and bawdy rhymes of Byzantium to the innovative voices of the twentieth century, this essential companion to the Western literary tradition brings together the diverse stran...(展开全部)

fourteen critical essays.

This edition of early Greek writings on social and political issues includes works by more than thirty authors. There is a particular emphasis on the sophists, with the inclusion of all of their significant surviving texts, and the works of Alcidamas, Antisthenes and the 'Old Oligarch' are also represented. In addition there are excerpts from early poets such as Homer, Hesiod a...(展开全部)

大卫·波特，密歇根大学历史教授，主要研究领域为古希腊与罗马时代，著述众多，并多次在电视节目上为观众讲述相关古代历史。近年来的著作主要关注古希腊罗马时期与现代共通的娱乐、体育项目等，试图用较新的视角来审视古代历史。著有：《古罗马：一段新的历史》《君士坦丁大帝》《胜者王冠：从荷马到拜占庭时代的竞技史》《罗马诸王》等。

A work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through 154 of his most meaningful songs. From his early Liverpool days, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his long solo career, The Lyrics pairs the definitive texts of 154 Paul McCartney songs with first-person commentar...(展开全部)

'More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have a...(展开全部)

W. H. 奥登W. H. Auden 英国诗人、散文家、剧作家，被公认为叶芝与T. S. 艾略特之后二十世纪最重要的英语诗人。他青年时期就蜚声英国文坛，与斯蒂芬·斯彭德、路易斯·麦克尼斯、塞西尔·戴- 刘易斯、克里斯托弗·伊舍伍德等形成“奥登一代”，影响深远。代表作有组诗《在战争时期》，长诗《给拜伦勋爵的信》《暂时》《海与镜》《焦虑的年代》，诗集《看，异乡人》《下一次》《双重人》《阿喀琉斯的盾牌》，散文集《染匠之手》等。 【译者简介】 蔡海燕 浙江台州人，浙江财经大学人文与传播学院教授、浙江省作家协会会员、浙江省比较文学与外国文学学会常务理事。主要从事英美文学研究、比较文学研究、文学翻译与实践，尤其在奥登研究和英国现当代文学研究领域取得了扎实成果。出版专著《“道德的见证者”：奥登诗学研究》《20世纪外国文学研究史论》等；出版译著《奥登诗集》《某晚当...(展开全部)

"The finest translation of Homer ever made into the English language."--William Arrowsmith "Certainly the best modern verse translation."--Gilbert Highet "This magnificent translation of Homer's epic poem . . . will appeal to admirers of Homer and the classics, and the multitude who always wanted to read the great "Iliad" but never got around to doing so."--"The American Book...(展开全部)

安东尼·帕戈登，美国加州大学洛杉矶分校政治科学与历史系特聘教授。曾担任牛津大学默顿学院研究员、伦敦沃堡研究所高级研究员、佛罗伦萨欧洲大学研究所历史学教授、剑桥大学国王学院思想史准教授和研究员、约翰·霍普金斯大学哈里·布莱克历史教授。近期出版的著作包括《两个世界的战争：2500年来东方与西方的竞逐》和《启蒙运动以及它为何仍然重要》。曾在《新共和》、《国家利益》、《纽约时报》、《洛杉矶时报》、《国家报》（西班牙），《24小时太阳报》（意大利）、《伦敦书评》和《时代文学增刊》上发表多篇文章。