Phenomenology has the strongest claim to the mantle of continental philosophy. Edward Baring shows that credit for its... Læs mere
The eastern Roman Empire was the largest state in western Eurasia in the sixth century. A century later, it was a fraction of... Læs mere
Morrison brings her genius to this personal inquiry into the significance of African-Americans in the American literary imagination. Through... Læs mere
This richly illustrated annotated edition brings unmatched vitality to Austen’s most passionate and introspective love story. Commentary alongside the text explains difficult allusions, while... Læs mere
From Sources of the Self to A Secular Age, Charles Taylor has shown how we create ways of being, as individuals and as a society.... Læs mere
Kugel’s The Bible As It Was has been universally praised. Here is the full scholarly edition, expanding the author’s... Læs mere
Lysias took the side of democracy against the Thirty Tyrants in 404 BC. Of a much larger number about thirty complete speeches by him survive. Fluent, simple, and graceful in style yet vivid in description, they suggest a passionate partisan who was also a gentle, humorous man.
The twelfth-century Latin beast epic Ysengrimus is one of the great comic masterpieces of the Middle Ages. It recounts the persecution of the wolf Ysengrimus--who represents a hybrid... Læs mere
Sophocles (497/6–406 BC), considered one of the world’s greatest poets, forged tragedy from the heroic excess of myth and legend. Seven complete plays are extant, including... Læs mere
Drawing on a dozen years of research among managers, officers, and politicians in the public realm and the private sector, among the nonprofits, and in teaching, Heifetz... Læs mere
We know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the... Læs mere