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Joseph in Egypt
A Cultural Icon from Grotius to Goethe
The biblical story of Joseph ranks in the history of world literature alongside The Odyssey and other ancient legends as a seminal canonical text and has provided rich material for later writers to imitate...
Sacred Realism
Religion and the Imagination in Modern Spanish Narrative
In this thoughtful and compelling book, leading Spanish literature scholar Noël Valis re-examines the role of Catholicism in the modern Spanish novel. While other studies of fiction and faith have focused largely on religious themes, ...
Reason, Faith, and Revolution
Reflections on the God Debate
One of our most influential literary critics challenges those who too easily dismiss religion and faith Terry Eagleton’s witty and polemical Reason, Faith, and Revolution is bound to cause a stir...
The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol. 13
Volume 13: The "Miscellanies", Entry Nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500
This book begins the publication of Jonathan Edwards's personal theological notebooks, called collectively the "Miscellanies." The entries in Volume 13 span the early years of Edwards's ministry, (1722-1731) and range...
Jack the Ripper
The Forgotten Victims
Experts agree that Jack the Ripper murdered five London women, but how many others did he slaughter in Britain or across the seas? The number of women murdered and mutilated by Jack the Ripper is impossible...
American Caesars
Lives of the Presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush
A provocative portrait of U.S. presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. BushAmerican Caesars takes a fresh look at the lives and careers of the twelve leaders of the American empire since...
Alfred Kazin's Journals
Selected by Kazin's acclaimed biographer, an enlightening collection of the private writings of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating intellectuals. At the time of his death in 1998, Alfred...
Against the Profit Motive
The Salary Revolution in American Government, 1780-1940
In America today, a public official’s lawful income consists of a salary. But until a century ago, the law frequently provided for officials to make money on a profit-seeking basis. Prosecutors won a fee for each defendant...
Voyaging in Strange Seas
The Great Revolution in Science
An ambitious, landmark history of the Scientific Revolution, from the age of Columbus to the age of Cook In 1492 Columbus set out across the Atlantic; in 1776 American colonists declared their independence....
Browned Off and Bloody-Minded
The British Soldier Goes to War 1939-1945
A social history of the ordinary British soldier during World War II“Reflects impressively wide reading, and commands respect for its shrewd judgments and lack of sentimentality.”—Max Hastings,