Marie de France (fl. late twelfth century) is the earliest known French woman poet and her lais - stories in verse based on Breton tales of chivalry and romance - are among the finest of the genre. Recounting the trials and tribulations of lovers, the lais inhabit a powerfully realized world where v[...]

Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (February 21, 1844 -- March 12, 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher, and was at the forefront of a revival in French organ music in the late 1800's. The organ symphonies are his most significant contribution to the organ repertoire, and came about partly[...]

Working simultaneously on two levels, Saladin represents the best kind of biography--a portrait of a man who is said to have made an age, and the most complete account we have to date of an age that made the man. Unlike biographies that focus on Saladin's military exploits, especially the recapturin[...]

Winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature J. M. G. Le Clezio here conjures the consciousness of Mexico, powerfully evoking the dreams that made and unmade an ancient culture. Le Clezio's haunting book takes us into the dream that was the religion of the Aztecs, a religion whose own apocalyptic vi[...]

Few topics in international economics are as controversial as the choice of an exchange rate regime. Since the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system in the early 1970s, countries have adopted a wide variety of regimes, ranging from pure floats at one extreme to currency boards and dollarization at t[...]

This long-awaited Norton Critical Edition presents the acclaimed scholarly translation with supporting materials not available elsewhere in a single volume. The text is accompanied by a detailed introduction, an essay on the metrical form, the translator's note, marginal glosses and explanatory anno[...]

The Routledge Companion to Michael Chekhov brings together Chekhov specialists from around the world - theatre practitioners, theorists, historians and archivists - to provide an astonishingly comprehensive assessment of his life, work and legacy. This volume aims to connect East and West; theatre t[...]

Dr. Clays examines a child's first attempts to write. By tracing patterns of development in actual examples of children's work, she gives invaluable insights for those in a position to assist the learning process. The book graphically illustrates how a child's perception of print relates to early le[...]

The only thing that Cassie Robichaud has ever really wanted is Will Foret, the love of her life. But when Will discovered Cassie's role in S E C R E T, an underground group devoted to helping women experience their deepest sexual fantasies, his reaction broke Cassie's heart.[...]