'Beautiful you are./But dangerous too...," begins nineteenth-century poet Franz Grillparzer's ambiguous declaration of affection for the place of his birth. Beneath the seductive and sensual surface lies a manylayered city with a glittering, turbulent and someimes cruel past. Once the centre of a great empire, Vienna is a fascinating place to visit for anyone interested in urba...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 阿兰•雅尼克（Allan Janik，1941— ）生于美国马萨诸塞州奇科皮，先后毕业于圣安塞姆学院、维拉诺瓦大学和布兰迪斯大学。他曾在喇沙书院和韦尔斯利学院教授哲学和思想史，现为奥地利因斯布鲁克大学布伦纳档案研究委员会的一员。另著有《提示汇编：对维特根斯坦哲学概念起源的研究》（Assembling Reminders: Studies in the Genesis of Wittgenstein's Concept of Philosophy）、《隐喻的运用和滥用》（The Use and Abuse of Metaphor）、《哲学的风格、政治和未来》（Style, Politics and the Future of Philosophy）等。 ··· 斯蒂芬•图尔敏（Stephen Toulmin，1922—2009）英国哲学家...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 阿兰•雅尼克（Allan Janik，1941— ）生于美国马萨诸塞州奇科皮，先后毕业于圣安塞姆学院、维拉诺瓦大学和布兰迪斯大学。他曾在喇沙书院和韦尔斯利学院教授哲学和思想史，现为奥地利因斯布鲁克大学布伦纳档案研究委员会的一员。另著有《提示汇编：对维特根斯坦哲学概念起源的研究》（Assembling Reminders: Studies in the Genesis of Wittgenstein's Concept of Philosophy）、《隐喻的运用和滥用》（The Use and Abuse of Metaphor）、《哲学的风格、政治和未来》（Style, Politics and the Future of Philosophy）等。 ··· 斯蒂芬•图尔敏（Stephen Toulmin，1922—2009）英国哲学家...(展开全部)

Fin de siecle Vienna was once memorably described by Karl Kraus as a "proving ground for the destruction of the world". In the decades leading to the World War that brought down the Austro-Hungarian empire, the city was at once an operetta dream world masking social and political problems and tension, as well as a center for the far-reaching explorations and innovations in musi...(展开全部)

At the turn of the 20th century, Vienna became an epicenter for new thought, increasingly running counter to the prevalent conservatism symbolized by the neo-classical facades of the buildings in the city’s Ringstrasse. During the time of the modernist movement led by Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann, and Koloman Moser, among others, a multidisciplinary environment emerged in which...(展开全部)

Fin de siecle Vienna was once memorably described by Karl Kraus as a "proving ground for the destruction of the world". In the decades leading to the World War that brought down the Austro-Hungarian empire, the city was at once an operetta dream world masking social and political problems and tension, as well as a center for the far-reaching explorations and innovations in musi...(展开全部)

This collection contains hitherto unknown letters exchanged between Wittgenstein and the most important of his Cambridge friends and includes editorial notes based on archival material not previously explored. Incorporates many previously undiscovered unique and significant letters. A powerful record and intimate insight into Wittgenstein's life and thought. Extensive ed...(展开全部)