Philostratus “the Elder” or “the Athenian” (2nd to mid-3rd c.) and Eunapius (ca. 345–415) provide fascinating intellectual and professional... Læs mere
M. Porcius Cato (234–149 BC) remains legendary for his political and military career, his integrity and austere morality, his literary works, his pithy sayings, and his drive to... Læs mere
During Guatemala’s decades-long civil war, tens of thousands of children, many of them Indigenous Maya, were coerced or... Læs mere
Taking three artists - Beckett, Rothko and Resnais, the book demonstrates that these artists train us in new modes of mobility, which differ from the moves of an appropriating consciousness.
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst illuminates two entangled lives: the Oxford mathematician Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) and Alice... Læs mere
Kalidasa’s The Lineage of the Raghus, or Raghuva?sa, belongs to the literary tradition of mahakavya, or court poem. It recounts the lives of ancient kings—such as Dilipa,... Læs mere
Mhaimbhat’s God at Play, or Li?acaritra, is a remarkable biography of the medieval religious figure Chakradhar Svami, considered by the Mahanubhavs to be an incarnation of the supreme god.... Læs mere
Volume II of the Loeb Hippocrates presents eight works by or attributed to the “Father of Medicine” that... Læs mere
The Letters of Emily Dickinson collects, redates, and recontextualizes all of the poet’s extant letters, including dozens newly discovered or never before anthologized.... Læs mere
Organizations now measure and rank nearly every aspect of our lives, using data to make predictions about our purchasing power, tastes, and character. The Ordinal Society shows how... Læs mere
Selected Stories by Franz Kafka offers new renderings of the author’s finest work. Mark Harman’s English translations convey the uniqueness of Kafka’s German—the wit, irony, and... Læs mere