In these essays, Williams, a renowned cultural critic, demonstrates how these key words take on new meanings and how these changes reflect the political bent and values of our past and current society.

An advanced critical introduction to Greek tragedy for those who do not read Greek.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

Illustrated with numerous examples, this book offers a global overview in a format that everyone can follow.

The book is designed to serve as a text for the increasing number of courses on African-American English and as a convenient reference for students of linguistics, black studies and anthropology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

An introduction to syntactic theory and analysis.

"Tzvetan Todorov, an internationally admired scholar, aims in this book to salvage the good name of the Enlightenment so that its ideas can once more inspire humane thought and action.

Provides examples of good writing that students can use as a model in a variety of academic disciplines.

A unique feature of this book is the introduction to tragic language and style. The text, revised for this edition, is accompanied by an abbreviated critical apparatus.

The first comprehensive book-length analysis of personal pronouns in present-day English.