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An autobiography of a Counter Reformation mystic and monastic reformer of sixteenth century Spain.

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Book of John Mandeville

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Book of John Mandeville

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Combines historical research and philosophical analysis to cast light on why and how Cartesianism failed as a complete metaphysical system. This title argues that Descartes' ontology is incoherent and vacuous, his epistemology deceptive, and his theology unorthodox - indeed, that 'Descartes knows nothing'.

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Combines historical research and philosophical analysis to cast light on why and how Cartesianism failed as a complete metaphysical system. This title argues that Descartes' ontology is incoherent and vacuous, his epistemology deceptive, and his theology unorthodox - indeed, that 'Descartes knows nothing'.

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The late-imperial legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, the "Butterfly Lovers" - a story as central to Chinese culture as Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is to Western culture - also relates a tale of two lovers held apart by social strictures. This volume offers translations of the earliest versions of the popular ballad.

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The late-imperial legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, the "Butterfly Lovers" - a story as central to Chinese culture as Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is to Western culture - also relates a tale of two lovers held apart by social strictures. This volume offers translations of the earliest versions of the popular ballad.

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Includes a general introduction; chronology of major events; What the Romans Knew; Rome and Its Institutions; suggested further reading; and, maps, family trees, a glossary, and an index of historical names.

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Includes a general introduction; chronology of major events; What the Romans Knew; Rome and Its Institutions; suggested further reading; and, maps, family trees, a glossary, and an index of historical names.

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This daring new translation of 21 of the tales, most of them rendered in iambic tetrameter, conveys the content, tone, and narrative style of the original in a line as expressive as it is economical. An Introduction treats Chaucer's works, influences, life, learning, and the world of 14th-century London.

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Now being released as a stand-alone volume, this edition of Chekhov's, The Cherry Orchard, was first published in Sharon Marie Carnicke's translated collection of Chekhov's major plays and one-acts, Four Plays and Three Jokes, (Hackett, 2009).

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Now being released as a stand-alone volume, this edition of Chekhov's, The Cherry Orchard, was first published in Sharon Marie Carnicke's translated collection of Chekhov's major plays and one-acts, Four Plays and Three Jokes, (Hackett, 2009).

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This volume presents newsometimes the firstEnglish translations of representative fragments from the circle of Socrates' followers arranged thematically with brief commentary that notes illuminating relationships, similarities and patterns of influence.

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This volume presents newsometimes the firstEnglish translations of representative fragments from the circle of Socrates' followers arranged thematically with brief commentary that notes illuminating relationships, similarities and patterns of influence.

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Features translations of "The Woman From Andros"; "The Mandrake"; and "Clizia", a work inspired by Plautus' "Casin". This work explores English plays whose racy vernacular language, subtle characterisation, and innovative dramatic construction preceded Shakespeare's establishment of English-speaking theatrical comedy by more than a half century.

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Contains translations of "The Woman From Andros", Machiavelli's version of Terence's classic comedy; "The Mandrake", an Italian theatrical classic; and "Clizia", a work inspired by Plautus' "Casin".

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"An expanded version of the translator's Anselm: The Basic Writings, The Complete Treatises incorporates new translations of works omitted from that volume (most notably, De grammatico) in addition to selected letters and prayers of philosophical interest"--Cover.

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Presenting a survey of the Christian crusades to the Holy Lands, this book offers an overview of the many contemporary campaigns against non-Christians throughout Europe and the Middle East.

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"The Passages: Key Moments in History series brings highly accessible introductory histories to students and academics alike, supplemented by a wealth of rich original-source materials. In The East India Company, Ian Barrow elucidates the birth, reign, and death of one of the most formidable commerce companies in the history of the Western world."--Provided by publisher.