Euripides' powerful investigation of religious ecstasy and the resistance to it is an argument for moderation, rejecting the lures of pure reason as well as pure sensuality. Plays for Performance Series.
Ibsen's great social drama of a caged woman in the late 19th century explores her tormented desire for escape and her yearning for individual and spiritual freedom. Plays for Performance Series.
Here is Bunin's great anti-Bolshevik diary of the Russian Revolution, translated into English for the first time. Cursed Days is a chilling account of the last days of... Læs mere
A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity—these are the elements of Huxley’s caustic and... Læs mere
In this savage novel Huxley transports us to Los Angeles in the year 2108, where we learn to our dismay about the 22nd-century way of life.
Twenty-one distinguished stories, confirming Huxley’s stature as one of the giants of modern English prose and of social commentary in our time. “A very good book.”—V. S. Pritchett.
A remarkable new adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic story rescues it from simplistic notions of horror and fear, remaining faithful to Shelley's intention to show how the creature of... Læs mere
The Vietnam war destroyed the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and forced the resignation of Richard Nixon. Those presidents who followed... Læs mere
Kedourie attributes much of Britain's faulty and disastrous handling of Middle East problems to what he calls the 'Chatham House Version'. The... Læs mere
In this perceptive, influential study of the Progressive movement, Mr. Wiebe shows how businessmen helped to shape—and were shaped by—social reform in the early years of the 20th century. “Gracefully written, thoroughly researched, and imaginative.” —American Historical Review.