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The Lower Depths and Other Plays
In addition to the celebrated Lower Depths, this volume contains a biographical sketch of Gorky by Alexander Bakshy and two of his less well-known plays, Enemies and The Zykovs.
The Yale Edition of The Swinburne Letters
Volume 1, 1854-1869
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law
“Among books of similar scope, this is the recognized classic. Those who read this book will have the strange privilege of thinking things together in the law from the beginning of world history to the moment...
The Midrash on Psalms
The Midrash is a succession of homilies concerned with the recurrence or comparison of words and situations in the Scriptures as a means of bringing forth their contents. Compiled by Jewish rabbis since 200 A. D., its...
Psychoanalysis and Religion
“A daring book to have cast into the midst of the world’s excitements, for it will itself breed new excitements. . . . It is not a book to be missed by those interested in man’s spiritual growth.”—New York...
The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol. 2
Volume 2: Religious Affections
This volume contains Edwards’ most mature and persistent attempt to judge the validity of the religious development in eighteenth-century America known as the Great Awakening. In developing criteria for such judgment he...
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 1
Volume 1: January 6, 1706 through December 31, 1734
This is the first volume to come from a great scholarly undertaking, the assembly and editing of Benjamin Franklin's complete writings and correspondence. Sponsored jointly by the American Philosophical Society and Yale...
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol 1
Diaries, Prayers, and Annals
Although Samuel Johnson is recognized as the central English literary figure of the second half of the 18th century, and the period is often referred to as "The Age of Johnson," no consequential edition of his works has...
Chinese Cursive Script
An Introduction to Handwriting in Chinese
In this useful volume, Fred Fang-yu Wang presents materials designed to help solve an often vexing problem for students of Chinese: how to recognize and write handwritten or cursive-style forms of Chinese characters. Such...
The Code of Maimonides (Mishneh Torah)
Book 8, The Book of Temple Service
This translation of the Eighth Book of the Code of Maimonides describes the architectural form of King Solomon’s Temple and the sacrificial worship conducted by the ancient priesthood. The temple service and priestly...