作者：彼得•阿克罗伊德，1949年生于伦敦，先后就读于剑桥大学和耶鲁大学。他曾为《旁观者》担任多年文学编辑，现为《泰晤士报》首席书评家、皇家文学学会成员。在英国文坛上，彼得•阿克罗伊德可以说是最多产、最多面手的作家。他至今已经出版著作近六十种，其中小说、传记和历史著作三足鼎立，同样出色。《一个唯美主义者的遗言——奥斯卡•王尔德别传》获1984年毛姆奖。作者的重要作品还包括《伦敦大火》《霍克斯默》（获1985年的韦特布里德奖和《卫报》小说奖）、《艾略特传》（获1984年韦特布里德奖和海曼因奖）、《狄更斯传》（入围1991年NCR图书奖）。除此以外，他还获得著名的英国惠特贝瑞传记奖，英国皇家汉密特奖，英国布莱克小说纪念奖，毛姆小说奖，南岸文学奖等。 译者：任明，上海社会科学院文学研究所副研究员，文学与传媒博士。先后毕业于厦门大学、英国卡迪夫大学、英国利兹...(展开全部)

The Thames displays the same qualities as London: The Biography : scholarship, wit, discursiveness, lovely descriptive writing, anecdotes, spirit of place and character. It is hugely enjoyable and sure to be another mammoth bestseller. The Thames is about the river from source to sea, from prehistoric times to the present, its flora and fauna, the paintings and photographs...(展开全部)

For thousands of years human beings have been losing their possessions and dumping their rubbish in the River Thames, making it the longest and most varied archaeological site in the world. For those in the know, the muddy stretches provide a tangible link with the past, a connection to the natural world, and an oasis of calm in a chaotic city. Lara Maiklem left the countryside...(展开全部)

An engaging and witty cultural history that traces the evolution of the mirror from antiquity to the present day, illustrating its journey from wondrous object to ordinary trinket. With its earliest invention, the mirror allowed us to gaze upon ourselves, bestowing a power both fascinating and terrifying. The classical myth of Narcissus warned of the dangers of self-reflectio...(展开全部)

An engaging and witty cultural history that traces the evolution of the mirror from antiquity to the present day, illustrating its journey from wondrous object to ordinary trinket. With its earliest invention, the mirror allowed us to gaze upon ourselves, bestowing a power both fascinating and terrifying. The classical myth of Narcissus warned of the dangers of self-reflectio...(展开全部)

Jean-Pierre Dupuy, prophet of what he calls "enlightened doomsaying," has long warned that modern society is on a path to self-destruction. In this book, he pleads for a subversion of this crisis from within, arguing that it is our lopsided view of religion and reason that has set us on this course. In denial of our sacred origins and hubristically convinced of the powers of hu...(展开全部)

Jean-Pierre Dupuy is Professor Emeritus of Social and Political Philosophy, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and Professor of French and, by courtesy, of Political Science, Stanford University. He is a member of the French Academy of Technology, of the Conseil Général des Mines, the French High Magistracy that oversees and regulates industry, energy, and the environment, and Chair of...(展开全部)

Herodotus's great work is not only an account of the momentous historical conflict between the Greeks and the Persians but also the earliest sustained exploration in the West of the problem of cultural difference. François Hartog asks fundamental questions about how Herodotus represented this difference. How did he and his readers understand the customs and beliefs of those who...(展开全部)

Herodotus's great work is not only an account of the momentous historical conflict between the Greeks and the Persians but also the earliest sustained exploration in the West of the problem of cultural difference. François Hartog asks fundamental questions about how Herodotus represented this difference. How did he and his readers understand the customs and beliefs of those who...(展开全部)