This Vintage edition of The Plays of Oscar Wilde contains the plays that made Wilde one of the most important dramatists of his time, including The Importance of Being Earnest, one of the great works of modern literature. Oscar Wilde's plays demonstrate once again why their author must be seen as both an inaugurator and a master of modernism. In his best work, the subversive...(展开全部)

This Vintage edition of The Plays of Oscar Wilde contains the plays that made Wilde one of the most important dramatists of his time, including The Importance of Being Earnest, one of the great works of modern literature. Oscar Wilde's plays demonstrate once again why their author must be seen as both an inaugurator and a master of modernism. In his best work, the subversive...(展开全部)

理查德•艾尔曼（Richard Elmann） 1918年，生于密歇根州海兰帕克。曾在耶鲁和都柏林的圣三一学院就学，曾任教于哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、西北大学、埃默里大学、芝加哥大学、印第安纳大学和牛津大学。在牛津大学，担任戈德史密斯英国文学教授一职，还是新学院的研究员。在撰写《詹姆斯•乔伊斯传》（1959年国家图书奖获得者）之前，他还撰著了《叶芝：其人其面具》和《叶芝的身份》，出版乔伊斯传后，除了其他广获赞誉的书籍之外，他整理了两册乔伊斯书信，还撰著了《国家征用权》和《都柏林四杰》。1987年5月，《奥斯卡•王尔德传》杀青之际，艾尔曼在牛津去世。为了此书，他曾耗时二十年进行研究、调查和撰述。 萧 易 1974年12月生于金陵，曾就读美国印第安纳大学，现定居加拿大。译著包括《谎言的衰落：王尔德艺术批评文选》、《伍尔夫传》、《非常时代：进步主义时期的美国...(展开全部)

François Truffaut (1932-1984), perhaps the most respected member of the New Wave group of French moviemakers, left a legacy of beloved and influential films that include The 400 Blows, Jules and Jim, Stolen Kisses, Day for Night, and The Story of Adele H. Equally fascinating is the very large body of film criticism Truffaut wrote over many years for Cahiers du Cinema and...(展开全部)

Greek film director Theo Angelopoulos is one of the most influential and widely respected filmmakers in the world today, yet his films are still largely unknown to the American public. In the first book in English to focus on Angelopoulos's unique cinematic vision, Andrew Horton provides an illuminating contextual study that attempts to demonstrate the quintessentially Greek na...(展开全部)

The introduction gives an overview of Hitchcock's long career, with special attention to the varied influences on his work; themes that run through many of his films, from the 'transference of guilt', to the connection between knowledge and danger; the overlooked importance of his presence within his films, including his famous cameo appearances and characters who represent him...(展开全部)

The introduction gives an overview of Hitchcock's long career, with special attention to the varied influences on his work; themes that run through many of his films, from the 'transference of guilt', to the connection between knowledge and danger; the overlooked importance of his presence within his films, including his famous cameo appearances and characters who represent him...(展开全部)

A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation’s history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession. For legendary hacker and marine Gibson Vaughn, the case is personal—Suzanne Lombard ha...(展开全部)

A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation’s history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession.For legendary hacker and marine Gibson Vaughn, the case is personal—Suzanne Lombard had...(展开全部)