The Septuagint, the first translation -- or as Fernández Marcos points out, a "collection of transla... more

This is the last in a four volume edition of the early fiction of one of the most daring and influen... more

This series is designed to bring to North American readers the once-unheard voices of writers who ha... more

One of the world s foremost experts on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Qumran community that produced t... more

own right. Originally published in Spanish (1992) the present authorized translation has been prepared by Wilfred G.E...... more

Not even Tolstoy would dare use the eyebrow-raising Russian you ll find in this wickedly humorous la... more

A spiritual anthology drawn from the Greek and Russian traditions, concerned in particular with the ... more

A translation of the 1910 edition of commentary by Gunkel (1862-1913), a pioneer of form-critical an... more

This captivating novel is the summation of Odoevsky s views and interests in many fields: Gothic lit... more

Gathered here are all of the short stories that Arno Schmidt wished to preserve.... more

This work is a translation of an important book by one of the forerunners of the current "resurgence... more

A man goes in search of the Roman poet Ovid, banished to the end of the world. He finds that Ovid s ... more

This high-quality Spanish-language book can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers as well as those l... more

This book, written jointly by two distinguished Qumran scholars, attempts to provide answers to some... more

With this study--companion to the masterful two-volume The Gospel According to John--Raymond E. Brown completed his...... more

Set in the Parisian underworld of the early nineteenth century, Les Mis rables follows the adventure... more

Set in the Parisian underworld of the early nineteenth century, Les Miserables follows the adventure... more

The novella was Schmidt s preferred form at the beginning of his writing career, and this volume col... more

The novella was Schmidt s preferred form at the beginning of his writing career, and this volume col... more

Cacciari, academic (aesthetics, U. of Venice) and mayor of Venice as of 1993, surveys the history of... more

Don Juan Manuel, nephew of King Alfonso X, The Wise, knew well the appeal of exempla (moralized tale... more

Marguerite Yourcenar was born Marguerite de Crayencour in Brussels in 1903. She lost her mother at birth, her native...... more