Empire of Desire traces western civilization's quest for immortality across a further four centuries - from Moliere to Proust, by way of Voltaire and Rousseau, Goethe and Hegel, Melville and Joyce - e
In the tradition of James Frazer, Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell, Thierry Hentsch retells, with new urgency and a keen critical eye, "the story of the West" that shapes our perception of the world. Ye
Recipient of the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation, this book examines how the Western perception of the Middle East was formed and how we have used these perceptions to determine poli
Recipient of the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation, this book examines how the Western perception of the Middle East was formed and how we have used these perceptions to determine poli
