A great age of poetry speaks for itself in Christopher Ricks's celebrated anthology: the variety and power of Victorian verse, the innovation and creativity with which poets resisted the bad...
For 300 years the greatest power in Eastern Europe was the union between the kingdom of Poland and the grand duchy of Lithuania, one of the longest-lasting political unions in European history....
Benedict de Spinoza (1632-77) was at once the father of the Enlightenment and the last sad guardian of the medieval world. In his brilliant synthesis of geometrical method, religious sentiment, and...
To consider comedy in its many incarnations is to raise diverse but related questions: what, for instance, is humour, and how may it be used (or abused)? When do we laugh, and why? What is it that...
Offering a comprehensive historical collection of texts on literary translation in the English tradition, this title demonstrates the connection between theory and practice; shows the work of women...
This is an entry-level book on Bayesian statistics written in a casual, and conversational tone. The authors walk a reader through many sample problems step-by-step to provide those with little...
New in the }VSI{ series, this examines the origins of the Druids and the evidence for their beliefs and practices. Also considers the cult revivals of Druidism.
How do we measure time? Why do people write poems? Where does energy come from? Oxford Discover uses Big Questions such as these to tap into students' natural curiosity. It enables them to ask...
Stimulating activities within a graded syllabus. Key features It follows a carefully graded syllabus which allows for recycling of language. A complete comic-strip adventure story runs through each...
Advanced Training in Anaesthesia is authored żeby both trainees and specialists in order to create an authoritative yet accessible text. Containing everything candidates need to know to pass this...
The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor: Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern...
One of the major challenges of modern neuroscience is to define the complex pattern of neural connections that underlie cognition and behaviour. Brain connections have been investigated extensively...
Jesse Prinz argues that recent work in philosophy, neuroscience, and anthropology supports two radical hypotheses about the nature of morality: moral values are based on emotional responses, and...
Although there are many kinds of love, erotic love has been celebrated in art and poetry as life's most rewarding and exalting experience, worth living and dying for and bringing out the best...
Oxford Studies in Metaethics is the only publication devoted exclusively to original philosophical work in the foundations of ethics. It provides an annual selection of much of the best new...
Solutions Gold - Czteroczęściowy kurs dla szkół ponadpodstawowych (Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate i Advanced), przygotowujący do matury na poziomie podstawowym i powiększonym...
A magical adventure by the light of the moon. Kitty is excited about visiting the funfair with her cat crew. But Pixie has made a new friend and doesn't want to play with Kitty anymore. She...
Zoom Deutsch is an inspiring two-part German course offering fresh, exciting material and a fully-integrated video drama for the full ability range at KS3. There is a clear route through for...
The right route for every learner. Roadmap is a new, eight-level general English course for adults that recognises every class is different, every learner is unique. Roadmap's rich content and...
Senior judges and politicians increasingly question the role of the EU and the European Court of Human Rights. Some call for a reconsideration of the influence of transnational courts in the legal...
A remarkable account of Kurt Gödel, weaving together creative genius, mental illness, political corruption, and idealism in the face of the turmoil of war and upheaval. At age 24, a brilliant...