Treating the cultural giants of the 20th century, this volume traces
their reading habits and intellectual development, as well as their
contributions to Western culture. Suggesting the literary influences on
these figures, the book includes 355 entries on people from a broad
range of fields, including scientists, politicians, business figures,
writers, religious leaders, and figures from the performing arts and
popular culture.
Utilizing a historical and international approach, this valuable two-volume resource makes even the more complex linguistic issues understandable for the non-specialized reader. Containing over 500 alphabetically arranged entries and an expansive glossary by a team of international scholars, the Encyclopedia of Linguistics explores the varied perspectives, figures, and methodologies that make up the field.
The Encyclopedia contains four types of entries to thoroughly discuss the different elements of linguistics.
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This student's guide is a clear and concise handbook to the key
connections between Classical Studies and critical theory in the
twentieth century. Louise Hitchcock looks at the way Classics has been
engaged across a number of disciplines.
Beginning with four
foundational figures - Freud, Marx, Nietzshe and Saussure - Hitchcock
goes on to provide guided introductions of the major theoretical
thinkers of the past century, from Adorno to Williams. Each entry
offers biographical, theoretical and bibliographical information along
with a discussion of each figure's relevance to Classical Studies and
suggestions for future research.
Brisk, thoughtful,
provocative, and engaging, this will be an essential first volume for
anyone interested in the intersection between theory and classical
studies today.
From emperors and queens to artists and world travelers, from popes and scholars to saints and heretics, Key Figures in Medieval Europe brings together in one volume the most important people who lived in medieval Europe between 500 and 1500.
The Blackwell Guide to Continental Philosophy Robert C. Solomon,David Sherman (Editors) The Blackwell Guide to Continental Philosophy is an accessible but sophisticated introduction to the most important figures in Continental philosophy in the last 200 years.
