本书由三个文本组成。 *个文本是D（狄亚努斯）的日志，它构成了被称为 鼠的故事 的*部分。这部分以D的视角展开，记述了他与B的情乱，同时，在这场混乱的激情中，A（阿尔法主教）作为一个衔接D与B之关系的人物在场。 *部分也涉及了D与E的情乱，而这构成了第二个文本的记述核心。第二部分被称为 狄亚努斯 ，是A的笔记。这部分以A的视角展开。 这两个文本共同结构了本书的故事。被称为 俄瑞斯忒斯 的第三部分则更像是一个总的视角，或者说，一则诗性概述。它由诗歌和诗论组成。巴塔耶写道： 为了在一片明显的不可能中抓住一丝可能，我必须首先想象相反的情境。

To Build A Fire and Other Stories is the mostcomprehensive and wide-ranging collection of Jack London's shortstories available in paperback. This superb volume brings togethertwenty-five of London's finest, including a dozen of his greatKlondike stories, vivid tales of the Far North were ruggedindividuals, such as the Malemute Kid face the violence of man andnature during the Gold Rush Days. Also included are shortmasterpieces from his later writing, plus six stories unavailablein any ot her paperback edition. Here, along with London's famouswilderness adventures and fireband desperadoes, are portraits ofthe working man, the immigrant, and the exotic outcast: charactersrepresenting the entire span of the author's prolific imaginativecareer, in tales that have been acclaimed throughout the world assome of the most thrilling short stories ever written.

Sparkling with mischief, jumping with youthful adventure, MarkTwain's Tom Sawyer is one of the most splendid re-creations ofchildhood in all of literature. It is a lighthearted romp, full ofhumor and warmth. It shares with its sequel, Huckleberry Finn, notonly a set of unforgettable characters--Tom, Huck, Aunt Polly andothers--but a profound understanding of humanity as well. Throughsuch hilarious scenes as the famous fence-whitewashing incident,Twain gives a portrait--perceptive yet tender--of a humanityrendered foolish by his own aspirations and obsessions. Written asmuch for adults as for young boys and girls, Tom Sawyer is the workof a master storyteller performing in his shirt sleeves, using hisbest talents to everyone's delight.

In 1895 Hardy's final novel, the great tale of JudetheObscure, sent shock waves of indignationrolling across VictorianEngland. Hardy haddared to write frankly about sexuality andtoindict the institutions of marriage, education,and religion. Buthe had, in fact, created a deeplymoral work. The stonemason JudeFawley is adreamer; his is a tragedy of unfulfilled aims.With histantalizing cousin Sue Bridehead, thelast and most extraordinary ofHardy's heroines,Jude takes on the world--and discovers,tragically,its brutal indifference.The most powerful expression ofHardy's philosophy,and a profound exploration of man'sessentialloneliness, Jude the Obscure is a great and beautifulbook."His style touches sublimity." --T. S. Eliot

A continuation of the major series of individual Shakespeareplays from the world renowned Royal Shakespeare Company, edited bytwo brilliant, younger generation Shakespearean scholars JonathanBate and Eric Rasmussen Incorporating definitive text and cutting-edge notes fromWilliam Shakespeare: Complete Works-the first authoritative,modernized edition of Shakespeare's First Folio in more than 300years-this remarkable series of individual plays combines JonathanBate's insightful critical analysis with Eric Rasmussen's textualexpertise.

With his family’s claim to the throne uncertain, Henry seeksto secure his position by turning the country’s attention abroad.But when his outnumbered army is trapped at Agincourt, disasterseems inevitable. Shakespeare probes notions of leadership andpower in this iconic depiction of England’s charismatic warriorking. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and EricRasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars,this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts andauthoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Eachplay includes an Introduction as well as an overview ofShakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and currentproductions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, anddesigners; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; achronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-whiteillustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers,these modern and accessible edition

Virgil's AEneid is a eternalas Rome itself,a sweeping epci of arms and heroism-the searching portrait of a man caught between love and duty,human feeling and the forche of fate-that has influenced writers for over 2000 years.It is filled with drama,passion,and the universal pathos that only a masterpiece can express.The AEeid is a book for all the time and all people.The modern apprctiation of the Elliad and the Odyssey tends to carry with it a deperciation of the AEneid,the spirit of which appeals less forcibly to the taste of our time.But it is foolish to lose sight of the splendor of a poet who,for nearly two thousand years,has been one of the most powerful factors in European cultrure.The subtler elements of the exquisite style of Virgil no translator can ever hope to reproduce;but Dryden was a master of English versification,and the content of Virgil's epic is here rendered in vigorous and nervous couplets.Dryden's Dedication is an excellent example of his prose atyle,and gives an interesting view of

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP H. G. Wells's unforgettable science fiction adventure that explores the future of mankind-and the all-too-human savagery that may spell its doom. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provid

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FOLGER Shakespeare Library The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies Each edition includes: Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play Scene-by-scene plot summaries A key to famous lines and phrases An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by David McCandless The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Product De*ion Demobilised officer, finding peace incredibly tedious wouldwelcome diversion. Legitimate if possible; but crime, of acomparatively humorous de*ion, no objection. Excitementessential. Bulldog Drummond was the original daredevil adventurer who, withhis various friends, made it their mission to fight all enemies ofBritain in the uncertain years following the First World War.Fearless, resourceful and debonair, Drummond could easily have beenthe father of James Bond. In the first four novels of the series,Bulldog Drummond, The Black Gang, The Third Round, The Final Count,all of which are contained within this volume, Hugh Drummond findshimself pitting his wits again Carl Peterson, a criminal geniuswith an insatiable passion for power and world domination. He hasthe great facility of disguise and his chameleon appearances areone of the joys of these thrilling tales. Peterson s constantcompanion is the sinister but beautiful Irma. The Drummond books are exciting page-turning adventu

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Enduring Literature Illuminated by Practical Scholarship Stories about the collective struggle of the Irish working class -- one of the world's most compelling portraits of urban life. Each Enriched Classic Edition includes: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in

Beowulf is not folk-song,but belongs to a much more conscious and devepoped stage of art than the popular.The exploits narrted in the poem belong to the life of Germanic peoples before they crossed the North Sea,and the least one of the characters can be identified whith a historical personage.Simple almple almost to bareness in style,withour subtlety or high imageination,the Song of Roland is yet not without grandeur;and its patriotic ardor gives it a place as the earliest of the truly national poems of the modern world,Of the lrish epic tales,The Destruction of DA Derga's Hostel is a specimen of remarkable beauty and power.The primitive nature of the story is shown by the fact that the plot turns upon the disasters that follow on the violation of tabus,or prohibitions often with a supernatural sanction,by the mostrous nature of many of the warrious,and by the utter absence of any attempt of rationalize or explain the beliefs implede or the marvels related in it.The powers and achievements of the heroes are

This fiercely comic tale stands in marked contrast to itsgenial predecessor, "The Pickwick Papers," Set against London'sseedy back street slums, "Oliver Twist" is the saga of a workhouseorphan captured and thrust into a thieves' den, where some ofDickens's most depraved villains preside: the incorrigible ArtfulDodger, the murderous bully Sikes, and the terrible Fagin, thattreacherous ringleader whose grinning knavery threatens to sendthem all to the "ghostly gallows." Yet at the heart of this dramais the orphan Oliver, whose unsullied goodness leads him at last tosalvation. In 1838 the publication of "Oliver Twist" firmlyestablished the literary eminence of young Dickens. It was,according to Edgar Johnson, "a clarion peal announcing to the worldthat in Charles Dickens the rejected and forgotten and misused ofthe world had a champion."

After defeat at the Battle of Shrewsbury the rebels regroup. ButPrince Hal’s reluctance to inherit the crown threatens to destroythe ailing Henry IV’s dream of a lasting dynasty. Shakespeare’sportrait of the prodigal son’s journey from youth to maturityembraces the full panorama of society. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bateand Eric Rasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespeareanscholars, this Modern Library series incorporates definitive textsand authoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works.Each play includes an Introduction as well as an overview ofShakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and currentproductions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, anddesigners; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; achronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-whiteillustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, andgeneral readers, these modern and accessible editions from theRoyal Shakespeare Company

Herman Melville's peerless allegorical masterpiece is the epic saga of the fanatical Captain Ahab, who swears vengeance on the mammoth white whale that has crippled him. Often considered to be the Great American Novel, MOBY-DICK is at once a starkly realistic story of whaling, a romance of unusual adventure, and a searing drama of heroic courage, moral conflict, and mad obsession. It is world-renowned as the greatest sea story ever told. MOBY-DICK, widely misunderstood in its own time, has since become an indubitable classic of American literature. Washington Square Press Enriched Classics presents the world's greatest literature in timeless editions designed for modern readers. Special features include a lively introduction with essential biographical and historical background, several critical perspectives, from traditional to contemporary, and a unique visual essay composed of authentic period illustrations and photographs that help bring every word to life.

As One of the great classics of economics.this influential work was written by the noted eighteenth-century philosopher and political economist It was the first systematic formulation of classical English economics.Adam Smith's name is popularly associated with his belief that self-interest would operate to bring to bring about the healthiest economic conditions for all,i.e.a laissez-faire system.based on an absolutely free economy.This work is not only marvelously rich in infrmation about earlier historical periods and acute in its observation of the contemporary scence.it is also a great work of political philosophy.The first great survey of economic life in all its interdependence.this book is recognized as the framework for the development of political economy as a separate discipline.

Published a year before her death at the age of thirty, EmilyBront?'s only novel is set in the wild, bleak Yorkshire Moors.Depicting the relationship of Cathy and Heathcliff, WutheringHeights creates a world of its own, conceived with an instinct forpoetry and for the dark depths of human psychology. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Pauline Nestor New Preface by Lucasta Miller

The chilling novel account of a Martian invasion of London in the nineteenth century -- a science fiction classic for all time.

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