English versions of Sophocles three great tragedies based on the myth of Oedipus, translated for a ... more

A poetic picture book about being able to say goodbye to those we love, while holding them in memory... more

An introduction to the nonfascist life (Michel Foucault, from the Preface) When it first appeared ... more

at Colonus--are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles’s authoritative and acclaimed...... more

Achilles. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring...... more

The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles A Penguin Classic Robert...... more

Power, the third and final volume of The New Press s Essential Works of Foucault series, draws toget... more

Few philosophers have had as strong an influence on the way we think about power and knowledge as Mi... more

times. Robert Fagles, whose acclaimed translations of Homer s Iliad and Odyssey were welcomed as major publishing events...... more

times. Robert Fagles, whose acclaimed translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey were welcomed as major publishing events...... more

Neruda’s various styles and themes. An impressive group of translators that includes Alistair Reid, Stephen Mitchell, Robert...... more

depends on knowledgeable guidance. Robert Hollander and Jean Hollander have written a beautifully accurate and clear verse...... more

tradition into a triumphal statement of the Roman civilizing mission--translated by Robert Fitzgerald....... more

Explore a mythical world and encourage students to analyze various story elements through activities... more

. ANTIGONE, translated by award-winning poet Robert Bagg, is one of seven plays Harper Perennial has published as beautifully...... more

Now, readers of every persuasion--Crumb fans, comic book lovers, and believers--can gain astonishing... more

Few philosophers have had as strong an influence on the twentieth century as Michel Foucault. His wo... more

The essential illustrated guide to the world s primates This stunningly illustrated guide to the wor... more

was done. -Lines 1-6 Since it was first published, Robert Fitzgerald’s prizewinning translation of Homer’s battle epic has...... more

If any writer can be said to have invented the modern short story, it is Anton Chekhov. It is not ju... more

’An indescribable, aching, futile longing for myself’ The young Danish aristocrat Malte Laurids Brig... more

A true classic of modern literature that has been described as "one of the most disturbing novels in... more

The three volumes of The Accursed Share address what Georges Bataille sees as the paradox of utility... more

Via Roma is an indispensable book for any and every inquisitive lover, and visitor, of the city alon... more

THE CRISIS CONCLUDES!! No villain is safe now that all three Crisis Girls have assembled! Fearless, ... more

Via Roma is an indispensable book for any and every inquisitive lover, and visitor, of the city alon... more

intellectual milieu. Translated from French by sociologist Robert Dingwall, the English edition benefits from an editorial...... more

How Enlightenment Europe rediscovered its identity by measuring itself against the great civilizatio... more

intellectual milieu. Translated from French by sociologist Robert Dingwall, the English edition benefits from an editorial...... more

A groundbreaking account of how the Book of Exodus shaped fundamental aspects of Judaism, Christiani... more

Heinrich Meier’s guiding insight in Political Philosophy and the Challenge of Revealed Religion is t... more

The Black Rose of Halfeti opens with a letter delivered at midnight in Ankara, Turkey. In this lette... more

"[Kramer’s body of work is] precise and sumptuous . . . a song of emotion, but with a great lucidity... more

Scholars continue to debate whether Second Thessalonians was written by Paul or by pseudonym. The po... more

interested in Cuban culture or musicology. It has been translated into English by Robert Nasatir....... more

In this essential collection of Andrei Platonov’s plays, the noted Platonov translator Robert Chandler edits and...... more

This book gives an introduction to Linear Functional Analysis, which is a synthesis of algebra, topo... more

An attentive critique on contemporary reality--modernity, capitalism, industrialization--this first ... more

’genesis of the Blumenbergian world.’"--from the Afterword by Robert Savage What role do metaphors play in philosophical...... more

The latest Scandinavian publishing phenomenon is not a Stieg Larsson thriller, and it’s not the comf... more

How might the organic link between theatre-making and political action be revitalised? And how might... more

How might the organic link between theatre-making and political action be revitalised? And how might... more

until now. In this volume, Robert Elsie has translated Hahn s most important works relating to his travels and studies in...... more

The more softly the word is pronounced The more ardent, the more miraculous. The less it dreams of b... more

Here is the story of political prisoners finally freed in December 2014, after being held captive by... more

A reflection on, and an extension of, the ideas laid out seven years ago in The Coming Insurrection.... more

The world is flooded with novels about secret messages or hidden texts. They all pretend to reveal t... more

In his brilliant interdisciplinary analysis of the global financial crisis, Joseph Vogl aims to demy... more

The Specter of Capital provides a searching historical analysis and critique of the role of classica... more

Children of Fate was written in 1981 and is a fascinating, passionate and humorous testament to the ... more

Ghost Image is made up of sixty-three short essays--meditations, memories, fantasies, and stories bo... more

A high-ranking official in the Imperial War Office in Vienna, Raphael Georg Kiesewetter (1773 1850) ... more

Bram Stoker’s initial notes and outlines for his landmark horror novel Dracula were auctioned at Sot... more

Jean Piaget is one of the greatest names in psychology. A knowledge of his ideas is essential for al... more

Proclus s Commentary on the Republic of Plato contains in its fifth and sixth essays the only system... more

Confronting death means looking it squarely in the face. Contemporary society refuses to do so, pref... more

Confronting death means looking it squarely in the face. Contemporary society refuses to do so, pref... more