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Richard Owen was, after Darwin, the leading naturalist of 19th century Britain. In the debate over natural selection, Owen was Darwin's most articulate and vociferous opponent. This book rehabilitates his image and provides a detailed account of the schism in Victorian scientific life.

Classic lectures on philosophy of law by practising attorney and teacher, later justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Companion to his "The Nature of the Judicial Process."

Complete edition of play published in 1616. A comedy about London's lower classes. Includes Introduction, critical and explanatory notes. From the Yale Ben Jonson Edition.

Complete text of play first performed in 1603. Modernized English text, explanatory and critical notes, and Introduction. From the Yale Ben Jonson Edition.

14 essays cover literary theory, criticism, and history, concepts of form and structure, the Baroque, Romanticism, realism, positivism, comparative literature, and American and twentieth-century criticism.

Theories of the function of sleep and review of sleep research, and study of mind-body relationship. Effects on sleep of stress, activity, drugs. Role of dreaming.

John Bokina focuses on political aspects and meanings of operas from the baroque to the postmodern period, showing the varied ways that operas become sensuous vehicles for the articulation of political ideas.

Develops a model of the origin of life in which cells originate first, proteins follow, and genes evolve last, which is supported by evidence mustered from biology, biochemistry, and biophysics. This work explores the origins of life and is for anyone who has ever thought seriously about the origin of life.

This analysis of Duke Ellington's works draws on observations by Ellington himself and by members of his orchestra to show how blues, ragtime and Tin Pan Alley influenced Ellington and how he integrated black folk music practices with elements of European art music.

Discusses how the insights of Hans-Georg Gadamer alter our understanding of literary theory and interpretation. The author surveys modern hermeneutics from Schleiermacher to Ricoeur, situating Gadamer's specifically philosophical hermeneutics in the context of an ongoing dialogue.

Presents a portrait of the history and culture of the Baltic states from their ancient origins to their contemporary status. The book explores the personality of the Baltic people, their religious and racial differences, their relations with Russia and the West and their prospects for the future.