255 results for '"Burton Watson'

Culture of The Middle Class and the Development of Higher Education in America [Paperback]

The first book to give the full account of the lost gospel of Jesus' original followers, revealing him to be a Jewish Socrates who was mythologized into the New Testament Christ.

En 1920, le Parti nazi déclare son adhésion au christianisme positif dans son programme politique.D'une perspective religieuse, une analyse des ouvrages d'Adolf Hitler et d'Alfred Rosenberg nous...

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The predominant cultural expectation for women in medieval and Renaissance Europe, as propagated and institutionalized by both the literate aristocracy and the medieval Church, was quite...

Virtually rewritten and brought thoroughly up to date, the new edition of this solidly referenced text stresses the influence of social and cultural factors on global pattern of illness and health...

The author of such modern classics as The Bald Soprano, Exit the King, Rhinoceros, and The Chairs, Eugène Ionesco is "one of the most important and influential figures in the modern theater" (Library...

South Georgia is rich in wildlife and spectacular scenery, and it is a prime destination spot on most Antarctic tours. This beautifully illustrated field guide depicts the birds, mammals, insects,...

This book examines Sophocles' handling of the chorus in his seven extant tragedies. This aspect of his art was chosen two reasons, first because in many of the most important books on Sophoclean...

Winning entries in AIGA's 1995-96 competitions, representing the very best in American graphics work, are honored in this excellent guide, which includes a complete reference list of designers,...

Located in the Oklahoma Collection.

Featuring the latest research commissioned on the occasion of the Bauhaus centenary, this book explores the global influence of the renowned Bauhaus school of arts and its famed artists.Bauhaus...

In 1861, James B. Griffin left Edgefield, South Carolina and rode off to Virginia to take up duty with the Confederate Army in a style that befitted a Southern gentleman: on a fine-blooded horse,...

25 classic works by Plato with an active table of contents.Works include:Alcibiades IAlcibiades IIApologyCharmidesCratylusCritiasCritoEuthydemusEuthyphroGorgiasIonLachesLesser...

"The work of the sculptor Rachel Harrison is both the zeitgeist and the least digestible in contemporary art. It may also be the most important, owing to an originality that breaks a prevalent...