Bøker utgitt av Yale University Press

Explores literature's "crisis of confidence" and relates the death of literature to a variety of agents - among them television, computer technology, legal issues of copyright and plagiarism, faculty politics and literary criticism itself - and looks at how to bring about a renewal of interest.

A critique of the decline of American journalism and politics. Drawing on years of experience in news, politics and government, Michael Janeway argues that in the absence of recognition of its buried democratic crisis, the USA has become a "republic of denial".

An introduction to Plutarch's life and work for both general readers and students. Robert Lamberton sketches the cultural context in which Plutarch worked and discusses his family relationships, background, education and political career, then analyzes his writings.