In the years between her first public lecture in 1961 and her last in 1981, Ayn Rand spoke and wrote about topics as different as education, medicine, Vietnam, and the death of Marilyn Monroe. These pieces, collected here, reflect a life lived on principle, a probing mind, and a passionate intensity.

He was the greatest tenor of his day and probably of all time. Trained naturally in singing Neapolitan ballads, Enrico Caruso (1873–1921) achieved a vocal quality often described as "celestial" or "golden." His breath control was such that he could deliver the longest phrase without any suggestion of difficulty, while his superb enunciation and an intense quality of pathos in h...(展开全部)

A classic text for theatre and film it has sold 100,000 copies in its first edition.

A classic text for theatre and film it has sold 100,000 copies in its first edition.

关于作者 罗兰•巴尔特，法国著名结构主义文学理论家与文化评论家。其一生经历可以大致划分为三个阶段： 媒体文化评论期(1947—1962)、高等研究实践学院教学期(1962—1976)， 以及法兰西学院讲座教授期(1976—1980)。 他和存在主义大师萨特在第二次世界大战后法国文学思想界前后辉映， 被公认为蒙田以来法国最杰出的散文大家之一。 关于译者 怀宇，本名张智庭，南开大学外国语学院法语教授、法国符号学研究者和译者。1993-1998年在我国驻法国大使馆担任商务一等秘书。已翻译出版法国文学和符号学著述30余种。法国政府“教育骑士”勋章获得者（2002），中国作家协会会员。天津外国语大学语言符号应用传播研究中心专职研究员，符号学专业刊物《符号与传媒》顾问和《语言与符号》编委。

"The Story of the Stone (c. 1760)", also known by the title of "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, of which "The Warning Voice" is the third, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two main character...(展开全部)

"The Story of the Stone (c. 1760)", also known by the title of "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, of which "The Warning Voice" is the third, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two main character...(展开全部)

How can a voice whose source is never seen--such as Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey or the mother of Norman Bates in Psycho--have such a powerful hold on an audience? When does "synchronized sound" fail to link bodies to their voices, and how do such great stylists of sound film as Jacques Tati, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Marguerite Duras deploy the power of the voice? In this brillia...(展开全部)

How can a voice whose source is never seen--such as Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey or the mother of Norman Bates in Psycho--have such a powerful hold on an audience? When does "synchronized sound" fail to link bodies to their voices, and how do such great stylists of sound film as Jacques Tati, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Marguerite Duras deploy the power of the voice? In this brillia...(展开全部)