Product Description: John Dee was the 'mage' at the court of Elizabeth I. He was mathematician, scientist, sorcerer and alchemist combined. This major study of Dee enables the reader to develop a full understanding of his role in history. This book should be of interest to advanced students of Renaissance studies, early modern history and philosophy...read more

Includes summaries and critical commentaries of works by authors living in the developing nations of Latin America, Asia, Africa, India, and the Caribbean; and describes each author's background and cultural and social surroundings. (view table of contents)

Includes summaries and critical commentaries of works by authors living in the developing nations of Latin America, Asia, Africa, India, and the Caribbean; and describes each author's background and cultural and social surroundings. (view table of contents)

A guide to 'best books' arranged by topic, with brief summaries and questions for group discussion

Product Description: An analysis of the brilliant but ostensibly difficult new experimental writing. Dipple focuses on a number of key texts and there are pieces on Greene, Marquez, Borges, Nabokov, Calvino, Eco, Murdoch and Beckett.