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Henry the Fourth, Part One
While England is threatened by the Earl of Northumberland, Young Prince Hal cavorts in London's taverns, accompanied by the dissolute, entertaining Falstaff and his band of rogues. Much of this play's tension involves Prince...
The Idea of Wilderness
From Prehistory to the Age of Ecology
How has the concept of wild nature changed over the millennia? And what have been the environmental consequences? In this broad-ranging book Max Oelschlaeger argues that the idea of wilderness has reflected the...
Readings in Biblical Hebrew
An Intermediate Textbook
This textbook will teach students who have completed an introductory course in Hebrew how to read and interpret biblical texts from the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. It can be used in intermediate-level university or seminary...
Reflections on Gender and Science
Why are objectivity and reason characterized as male and subjectively and feeling as female? How does this characterization affect the goals and methods of scientific enquiry? This groundbreaking work explores the...
The End of Everything
A new and fascinating perspective on the earliest phases of European exploration across the Atlantic Ocean Originally published in 1913, When All Is Said and Done is one of the great novels...
What Is Sport?
A poetic meditation on professional sport by one of the major figures of twentieth-century French Literature and thought, published in an elegant paperback gift edition A little-known gem, the text...
Making Renaissance Art
This book explores key themes in the making of Renaissance painting, sculpture, architecture, and prints: the use of specific techniques and materials, theory and practice, change and continuity in artistic procedures,...
Manliness
Why do men need to feel important? It's their manliness. But is manliness obsolete? Is it even a virtue? This book invites—no, demands—a response from its readers. It is impossible not to be drawn in to the...
The Opera Lover’s Companion
Every opera lover enjoys a performance more when accompanied by a knowledgeable friend. In this indispensable guide, well-known opera critic Charles Osborne provides exactly that. Osborne fills in the...
Trame
A Contemporary Italian Reader
Trame: A Contemporary Italian Reader brings together short stories, poems, interviews, excerpts from movie scripts and novels, and other works by 33 renowned authors. The readings cover familiar themes...