During the long eighteenth century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. In this panoramic and colorful book, Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East, from the Ottoman Empire and India to China and Japan.

Edmund Keeley (1928–2022) was the Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English, emeritus, and professor emeritus of creative writing at Princeton University. Philip Sherrard (1922–1995) was research fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford, and lecturer in the history of the Orthodox Church at King's College London. George Savidis (1929–1995) was professor of modern Greek at the University of Thessaloniki and George Seferis Visiting...

A stunning, intimate collection by the late, great Polish poet Adam Zagajewski. ...I think I sought wisdom (without resignation) in poems and also a certain calm madness. I found, much later, a moment's joy and melancholy's dark contentment. In True Life, the Polish writer Adam Zagajewski, one of the world's most admired and beloved poets, turns his gaze to the past with piercing clarity and a tone of wry, lyrical melancholy. He captures the...

The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are...

Peter Green is Professor of Classics at the University of Texas in Austin. The author of numerous scholarly works, he has also written several volumes of historical fiction, including The Laughter of Aphrodite (Murray/World; paperback forthcoming from University of California Press). Beverly Bardsley, a free-lance translator, lives in Austin. In the dramatic monologues that make up The Fourth Dimension--especially those based on the grim history...

The path to Mozart runs through his wife Constanze. That path was lost until the discovery of a set of travel diaries, which recorded one couple's visit with Constanze and other loved ones following Mozart's death. Those diaries provided a century-old sketch of Mozart, his family, and friends that left readers wanting more. Using the diaries as a framework, All the Scattered Pages provides a provocative dramatization of what may have really transpired...

Dive into the compelling world of Arrive Dead at the Same Place, a poignant poetry collection by Ken Eaton-Dykes. This anthology bridges the ordinary and the extraordinary, capturing life's diverse tapestry with wit, wisdom, and a touch of cynicism. Eaton-Dykes' poetry traverses a vast emotional landscape, from reflective musings on war and its indelible impact on society to the humorous absurdities of daily existence. Written in an array of styles,...

HOW HURTFUL CAN A TRANSFORMATION BE? "Dysphoria" is a poignant collection of eighty poems that traverse the emotional landscape of personal transformation.Amidst the turmoil of loss and rebirth, the author bids farewell to the old self, embracing the journey of self-discovery with raw vulnerability and resilience.Through the veil of grief, each verse becomes a testament to the human spirit's capacity to evolve, to shed its former skin and emerge anew.With...

El collar de la paloma es la obra más conocida de Abu Muhammad Alí Ibn Hazm, «el filósofo de Córdoba», teólogo, jurista, polemista, erudito, y una de las mentes más brillantes de España. El collar de la paloma está fechado en 1022 en la ciudad de Játiva, y es según José Ortega y Gasset: «el libro más ilustre sobre el tema del amor en la civilización musulmana» A lo largo de los treinta capítulos que componen esta obra única e inclasificable,...

Maurice Maeterlinck, acclaimed for his prose and drama, delves into the realm of poetry in this collection. His verses explore the intricacies of nature, love, and the human spirit. Through poetic expression, Maeterlinck weaves emotions, reflections, and