本书是法国著名作家、批评家菲利普·索莱尔斯对巴特的回忆录。巴特与索莱尔斯的友谊持续了一生。1980年3月26日, 巴特离世, 索莱尔斯万分悲痛。很多年之后, 他才抑制哀伤, 提笔写下对巴特的回忆。本书即是这些回忆文章的结集。在本书中, 索莱尔斯的回忆文章共有两篇: 《友谊》记叙了他与巴特的相知相识, 尤其是二人20世纪在同一知识阵线上并肩作战的故事, 这篇文章也对巴特诸多重要著作进行了回顾和评论; 《R.B.》更像是《友谊》的延续, 但有所不同的是, 这篇文章更侧重对巴特的批判性思想进行分析, 并对照当下的情况, 说明巴特思想的重要性。

本书是法国著名作家、批评家菲利普·索莱尔斯对巴特的回忆录。巴特与索莱尔斯的友谊持续了一生。1980年3月26日, 巴特离世, 索莱尔斯万分悲痛。很多年之后, 他才抑制哀伤, 提笔写下对巴特的回忆。本书即是这些回忆文章的结集。在本书中, 索莱尔斯的回忆文章共有两篇: 《友谊》记叙了他与巴特的相知相识, 尤其是二人20世纪在同一知识阵线上并肩作战的故事, 这篇文章也对巴特诸多重要著作进行了回顾和评论; 《R.B.》更像是《友谊》的延续, 但有所不同的是, 这篇文章更侧重对巴特的批判性思想进行分析, 并对照当下的情况, 说明巴特思想的重要性。

Wishing she could enjoy the freedoms and pleasures so casuallyenjoyed by ordinary women, orthodox rabbi's daughter Rachelanticipates her arranged marriage and imagines what her life willbe like. Reprint.

In The Tragedy of King Richard III, Shakespeare chronicles the rise and fall of one of history’s most repellent, and the theater’s most mesmerizing, figures. This Norton Critical Edition of Richard III is based on the First Quarto (1597) edition of the play with interpolations from the First Folio (1623). The play is accompanied by a preface, explanatory annotations, A Note on the Text, a list of Textual Variants, and eighteen illustrations of seminal scenes from major dramatic productions and film versions of the play. “Contexts” provides readers with the sources and analogues that informed Shakespeare’s composition of Richard III. These include excerpts from Robert Fabyan’s New Chronicles of England and France, Thomas More’s The History of King Richard III, Edward Hall’s The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancaster and York, A Mirror for Magistrates, and The True Tragedy of Richard III. A selection from Colley Cibber’s eighteenth-century adaptation records the compr

'I can imagine you at forty,' she said, with malice in hervoice. 'I can picture it right now.' He smiled without opening hiseyes. 'Go on then.' 15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for thefirst time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must gotheir separate ways. So where will they be on this one day nextyear? And the year after that? And every year that follows? Twentyyears, two people, ONE DAY. From the author of the massivebestseller STARTER FOR TEN.

A revised edition of a medieval masterpiece-the firstnarrative history written by a woman Written between 1143 and 1153 by the daughter ofByzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, The Alexiad is one ofthe most popular and revealing primary sources in the vast canon ofmedieval literature. Princess Anna Komnene, eldest child of theimperial couple, reveals the inner workings of the court, profilesits many extraordinary personages, and offers a firsthand accountof immensely significant events such as the First Crusade, as wellas its impact on the relationship between eastern and westernChristianity. A celebrated triumph of Byzantine letters, this is anunparalleled view of the glorious Constantinople and the medievalworld.

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In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fallpassionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry awealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is aromantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away theyears in 622 affairs——yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Herhusband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends thefuneral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he firstdeclared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.

Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal follows thestory of outcast high school senior Carson Phillips who blackmailsthe most popular students into contributing to his literary journalto bolster his college application; his goal in life is to get intoNorthwestern and eventually become the editor of The NewYorker. At once laugh-out-loud funny, deliciously dark, and remarkablysmart, Struck by Lightning unearths the dirt that lies just belowthe surface of high school. The major motion picture Struck by Lightning features Colfer'sown original screenplay and stars Allison Janney, ChristinaHendricks, Dermot Mulroney, and Colfer in leading roles.

Translated by Michael J. Oakley The Aeneid is Virgil's Masterpiece. His epic poem recounts the story of Rome's legendary origins from the ashes of Troy and proclaims her destiny of world dominion. This optimistic vision is accompanied by an undertow of sadness at the price that must be paid in human suffering to secure Rome's future greatness. The tension between the public voice of celebration and the tragic private voice is given full expression both in the doomed love of Dido and Aeneas, and in the fateful clash between the Trojan leader and the Italian hero, Turnus. Hailed by T.S. Eliot as 'the classic of all Europe', Virgil's Aeneid has enjoyed a unique and enduring influence on European literature, art and politics for the past two thousand years.

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Words of Love ...and seduction, heartbreak, adoration, andpassion. Here in this portable treasury are the 100 most moving andmemorable love poems of all time, each accompanied by anilluminating introduction. Revisit the Classics: "He Is More Than aHero" by Sappho Sonnet 18 ("Let Me Not to the Marriage of TrueMinds") by William Shakespeare "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord ByronEnjoy Old Favorites: "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by AnneBradstreet "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear "When I WasOne and Twenty" by A. E. Housman Make Surprising Discoveries: "YourCatfish Friend" by Richard Brautigan "To Alice B. Toklas" byGertrude Stein "Valentine" by Donald Hall "True Love" by JudithViorst Carry this book wherever you go. It's a perfect companion toread alone or to share with that special person in your life. The100 Best Love Poems of all Time.

The Prophet represents the acme of Kahlik Gibrans achievement Writing in English Gibran adopted the tone and cadence of King James I s Bible fusing his personalised Christian philosophy with a spirit and oriental wisdom that derives from the richly mixed influences of his native Lebanon His language has a breath-taking beauty. Before returning to his birthplace Almustafa the prophet is asked for guidance by the people of Orphalese His words redolent with love and understanding call for universal unity and affirm Gibran s certatinty of the correlated nature of all existence and of reincamation. The Prophet has never lost its immediate appeal and has become a buiquitous touchstone of spiritual literature.

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Eight Neanderthals encounter another race of beings likethemselves, yet strangely different. This new race, Homo sapiens,fascinating in their skills and sophistication, terrifying in theircruelty, sense of guilt, and incipient corruption, spell doom forthe more gentle folk whose world they will inherit. Golding, authorof Lord of the Flies, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature.

With an Introduction by Dr Pamela Knights, Department of English Studies, Durham University On a poor farm near Starkfield in western Massachusetts, Ethan Frome struggles to wrest a living from the land, unassisted by his whining and hypochondriacal wife Zeena. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie Silver is left destitute, the only place she can go is Ethan's farm. An embittered man and an enchanting young woman meeting in such circumstances unleash predictable consequences as passions are aroused between the three protagonists, Edith Wharton's characterisation and deft handling of reversals of fortune are so accomplished that Ethan Frome has remained enduringly popular since its first publication in 1911 and is considered her greatest tragic story.

Phaedra is consumed with passion for Hippolytus, her stepson.Believing her husband dead, she confesses her love to him and isrebuffed. When her husband returns alive, Phaedra convinces himthat it was Hippolytus who attempted to seduce her. In hisinterpretation, Racine replaced the stylized tragedy withhuman-scale characters and actions. Introduction by RichardWilbur.

New package for Austen's brilliant satire of the gothicnovel A sly commentary on the power of literature and a warning for womenabout being too innocent, here is a fresh, funny novel of a youngwoman receiving, as Margaret Drabble reveals in her illuminatingintroduction, "intensive instruction in the ways of the world."

With readings in a wide variety of genres, subjects, andstyles, it offers the largest and most thoughtfully chosencollection of essays for composition students today. The TwelfthEdition has been carefully revised, with 25 percent of its readingsnew and an extensive new introduction to reading and writing withguidelines to all the elements cited in the WPA Outcomes Statement.Available in two editions: a full edition, with 206 readings; and ashorter edition, with 123.