Anton Chekhov was one of the most important short story writers and dramatists of all time. Ranked among the giants of Russian literature during his lifetime, this playwright's legacy includes "The Cherry Orchard", "Uncle Vanya", "Three Sisters", and "The Seagull". This invaluable new study guide in the "Bloom's Modern Critical Views" series contains a selection of the finest contemporary criticism of Chekhov and his works.
“The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn’t betray it I’d be ashamed of myself.” This declaration by Noam Chomsky exemplifies the uncompromising radicalism that has long defined his life and work. A linguist, philosopher, prolific author, and political activist, Chomsky is one of the most influential Western intellectuals of the last half-century.
Minds on Music: Composition for Creative and Critical Thinking
This book offers both a rationale for the presence of composition in the music education program and a thorough review of what we know of children's compositional practices to date.
Deleuze: A Critical Reader (Blackwell Critical Readers)
Paul Patton brings together an outstanding collection of appraisals by French- and English-speaking scholars of Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995), one of the most important post-war French philosophers. A number of these pieces address Deleuze's original interpretations of key figures in the history of philosophy, including Spinoza, Kant, Hegel and Bergson.
