The thirteen highly personal essays composing this volume anatomize the elements of our lives, with stress on the cultures of the industrialized West.

A Fred Will Reader samples the writings of Frederic Will, compiling excerpts of his poetry, travel work, agricultural sociology, short stories and novels, speculative philosophy, and cultural history.

The reader of this book, which is a blend of Montaigne’s observations with those of the author, should find in Montaigne, a mirror of his or her own experiences and the joy or solace of knowing that they apply precisely to their own world ...

This volume surveys nine mediaeval texts which track the growth, sophistication, and power of the mediaeval mind, as it evolved from the sixth century scholarly thought of Cassiodorus and Boethius to Chaucer, Piers Plowman, and the Welsh ...

Presents Homer's epic in which Greek hero Odysseus makes his long and treacherous journey home from the Trojan War while his wife and son are forced to scheme to protect his throne; and includes an introduction, time line, outline of key ...

Frequently reprinted with the same ISBN but with slightly varying bibliographical details.

THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help ...

The present book is a social and cultural study of a mid-sized Nigerian city.

This edition includes: • A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information • A chronology of the author's life and work • A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context • An ...