A provocative account showing that “China”—and its 5,000 years of unified history—is a national myth, created only a century ago with a political agenda that persists to this day
A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace
A bold new history of the rise and expansion of the Norman Dynasty across Europe from Byzantium to England
During the glory days of the French Renaissance, young John Calvin (1509-1564) experienced a profound conversion to the faith of the Reformation. This biography presents Calvin as a human being, a man at once brilliant, arrogant, charismatic, unforgiving, generous, and shrewd.
A widely celebrated translator's vivid, accessible, and elegantly concise rendering of an ancient English masterpiece
A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire
There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. This book examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of... Læs mere
"With an updated translation, introduction, and notes."