Michael Wood

From one of today's most distinguished critics, a beautifully written exploration of one of the twentieth century's most important literary critics

The first collection of popular reviews and essays from distinguished philosopher Bernard Williams

The first collection of letters in English by one of the great writers of the twentieth century

A one-of-a-kind reference to the international vocabulary of the humanities

In recent years, scholarship on translation has moved well beyond the technicalities of converting one language into another and beyond conventional translation theory. With new technologies blurring distinctions between "the original"...

As a child in Russia, Vladimir Nabokov enjoyed conjuring: "I loved doing simple tricks--turning water into wine, that kind of thing." In this engrossing book Michael Wood explores the blend of arrogance and mischief that makes Nabokov...