Очерки, особенности, литературная критика

»Put a new pan down. Season the bass. Always from a height. The bass goes in. A monk looks done. Give it the cake tester. It»s barely warm. Another minute. To the pass with it. A pan is too hot. Th …

In 1966 John Berger spent three months in the Forest of Dean shadowing an English country GP, John Sassall. Sassall is a fortunate man — his work occupies and fulfils him, he lives amongst the patien …

Reports announcing the death of the book are now rife, but the continued relevance of the ten master writers discussed in this volume is proof to the contrary. Here we come across the dissident Czech …

First Published in 1994. Part of a collection on Classical Heritage, this is a collection of Homer»s influence from the Middle ages to the twentieth century. This series will present articles, some …

Iceberg Slim»s third slice of ghetto life is recounted straight from the hip by Otis Tilson, a schizophrenic and ageing drag queen. However, the dominating presence and epicentre of this tragic tale …

First Published in 1968. Sir Richard Steele»s plays and major periodicals have been reprinted in modern times. But the miscellaneous tracts and pamphlets, which in his own day in the eighteenth cent …

Many scholars have been calling for a new edition of Sir John Harington»s Epigrams. Gerard Kilroy, using the three manuscripts arranged and revised by the author, offers the first complete text in p …

The Arctic is heating up. While China, the US and Russia are militarizing the North pole — sending submarines and ice-breakers — the ice itself continues to recede creating new trade routes and new o …

"From the Easy Chair Vol. 1" by George William Curtis is a collection of insightful essays and commentary that offer astute observations and cultural analysis. Curtis, known for his wit and …