R&L Logo R&L Logo
  • GENERAL
    • Browse by Subjects
    • New Releases
    • Coming Soon
    • Chases's Calendar
  • ACADEMIC
    • Textbooks
    • Browse by Course
    • Instructor's Copies
    • Monographs & Research
    • Reference
  • PROFESSIONAL
    • Education
    • Intelligence & Security
    • Library Services
    • Business & Leadership
    • Museum Studies
    • Music
    • Pastoral Resources
    • Psychotherapy
  • FREUD SET
Cover Image
Paperback
share of facebook share on twitter
Add to GoodReads

The World of the Imagination

Sum and Substance, 25th Anniversary Edition

Eva T. H. Brann - Foreword by Dennis Sepper

In this book, Eva Brann sets out no less a task than to assess the meaning of imagination in its multifarious expressions throughout western history. The result is one of those rare achievements that will make The World of the Imagination a standard reference.
  • Details
  • Details
  • Author
  • Author
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 842 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4422-7363-4 • Paperback • November 2016 • $89.00 • (£68.00)
Subjects: Philosophy / History & Surveys / General, Political Science / History & Theory
Eva Brann is a member of the senior faculty at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, where she has taught for over fifty years. Brann holds an M.A. in Classics and a Ph.D. in Archaeology from Yale University. She is a 2005 recipient of the National Humanities Medal.

The World of the Imagination

Sum and Substance, 25th Anniversary Edition

Cover Image
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • In this book, Eva Brann sets out no less a task than to assess the meaning of imagination in its multifarious expressions throughout western history. The result is one of those rare achievements that will make The World of the Imagination a standard reference.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 842 • Trim: 6 x 9
    978-1-4422-7363-4 • Paperback • November 2016 • $89.00 • (£68.00)
    Subjects: Philosophy / History & Surveys / General, Political Science / History & Theory
Author
Author
  • Eva Brann is a member of the senior faculty at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, where she has taught for over fifty years. Brann holds an M.A. in Classics and a Ph.D. in Archaeology from Yale University. She is a 2005 recipient of the National Humanities Medal.

ALSO AVAILABLE

  • Cover image for the book Problems from Philosophy: An Introductory Text, Fourth Edition
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy, Third Edition
  • Cover image for the book Movements of Thought: Ludwig Wittgenstein's Diary, 1930–1932 and 1936–1937
  • Cover image for the book An Introduction to African Philosophy
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Reading Continental Philosophy and the History of Thought
  • Cover image for the book The Ethics and Mores of Race: Equality after the History of Philosophy, with a New Preface
  • Cover image for the book Perspectives on Trust in the History of Philosophy
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Leibniz's Philosophy, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Foucault's Critical Philosophy of History: Unfolding the Present
  • Cover image for the book A History of Habit: From Aristotle to Bourdieu
  • Cover image for the book Aristotle's Ethics: Critical Essays
  • Cover image for the book The Poverty of Anti-realism: Critical Perspectives on Postmodernist Philosophy of History
  • Cover image for the book Hannah Arendt and the History of Thought
  • Cover image for the book The Philosophical Child
  • Cover image for the book Reconstructing the Personal Library of William James: Markings and Marginalia from the Harvard Library Collection
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Nietzscheanism, Third Edition
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Hume's Philosophy, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Kierkegaard's Philosophy, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Uncommon Sense: The Strangest Ideas from the Smartest Philosophers
  • Cover image for the book What the Tortoise Taught Us: The Story of Philosophy
  • Cover image for the book Towards a Realist Philosophy of History
  • Cover image for the book Science at the Frontiers: Perspectives on the History and Philosophy of Science
  • Cover image for the book Rethinking Fanon: The Continuing Dialogue
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Heidegger's Philosophy, Third Edition
  • Cover image for the book Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: A Beginner's Guide
  • Cover image for the book The Empiricists: Critical Essays on Locke, Berkeley, and Hume
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Heidegger's Philosophy, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Kant's Critique of Pure Reason: Critical Essays
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Schopenhauer's Philosophy, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book The Antipodean Philosopher: Public Lectures on Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand, Volume 1
  • Cover image for the book Descartes's Meditations: Critical Essays
  • Cover image for the book The American Philosopher: Interviews on the Meaning of Life and Truth
  • Cover image for the book The Antipodean Philosopher: Interviews on Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand, Volume 2
  • Cover image for the book The A to Z of Utopianism
  • Cover image for the book The A to Z of Hegelian Philosophy
  • Cover image for the book The A to Z of Nietzscheanism
  • Cover image for the book Kant's Transcendental Deduction of the Categories: Unity, Representation, and Apperception
  • Cover image for the book Hegel in 90 Minutes
  • Cover image for the book Kierkegaard in 90 Minutes
  • Cover image for the book Incarnation: The Harmony of One Love in the Totality of Reality
  • Cover image for the book East and West: Allama Jafari on Bertrand Russell
  • Cover image for the book Problems from Philosophy: An Introductory Text, Fourth Edition
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy, Third Edition
  • Cover image for the book Movements of Thought: Ludwig Wittgenstein's Diary, 1930–1932 and 1936–1937
  • Cover image for the book An Introduction to African Philosophy
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Reading Continental Philosophy and the History of Thought
  • Cover image for the book The Ethics and Mores of Race: Equality after the History of Philosophy, with a New Preface
  • Cover image for the book Perspectives on Trust in the History of Philosophy
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Leibniz's Philosophy, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Foucault's Critical Philosophy of History: Unfolding the Present
  • Cover image for the book A History of Habit: From Aristotle to Bourdieu
  • Cover image for the book Aristotle's Ethics: Critical Essays
  • Cover image for the book The Poverty of Anti-realism: Critical Perspectives on Postmodernist Philosophy of History
  • Cover image for the book Hannah Arendt and the History of Thought
  • Cover image for the book The Philosophical Child
  • Cover image for the book Reconstructing the Personal Library of William James: Markings and Marginalia from the Harvard Library Collection
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Nietzscheanism, Third Edition
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Hume's Philosophy, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Kierkegaard's Philosophy, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Uncommon Sense: The Strangest Ideas from the Smartest Philosophers
  • Cover image for the book What the Tortoise Taught Us: The Story of Philosophy
  • Cover image for the book Towards a Realist Philosophy of History
  • Cover image for the book Science at the Frontiers: Perspectives on the History and Philosophy of Science
  • Cover image for the book Rethinking Fanon: The Continuing Dialogue
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Heidegger's Philosophy, Third Edition
  • Cover image for the book Reading Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: A Beginner's Guide
  • Cover image for the book The Empiricists: Critical Essays on Locke, Berkeley, and Hume
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Heidegger's Philosophy, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Kant's Critique of Pure Reason: Critical Essays
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Schopenhauer's Philosophy, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book The Antipodean Philosopher: Public Lectures on Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand, Volume 1
  • Cover image for the book Descartes's Meditations: Critical Essays
  • Cover image for the book The American Philosopher: Interviews on the Meaning of Life and Truth
  • Cover image for the book The Antipodean Philosopher: Interviews on Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand, Volume 2
  • Cover image for the book The A to Z of Utopianism
  • Cover image for the book The A to Z of Hegelian Philosophy
  • Cover image for the book The A to Z of Nietzscheanism
  • Cover image for the book Kant's Transcendental Deduction of the Categories: Unity, Representation, and Apperception
  • Cover image for the book Hegel in 90 Minutes
  • Cover image for the book Kierkegaard in 90 Minutes
  • Cover image for the book Incarnation: The Harmony of One Love in the Totality of Reality
  • Cover image for the book East and West: Allama Jafari on Bertrand Russell
facebook icon twitter icon instagram icon linked in icon NEWSLETTERS
ABOUT US
  • Mission Statement
  • Employment
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility Statement
CONTACT
  • Company Directory
  • Publicity and Media Queries
  • Rights and Permissions
  • Textbook Resource Center
AUTHOR RESOURCES
  • Royalty Contact
  • Production Guidelines
  • Manuscript Submissions
ORDERING INFORMATION
  • Rowman & Littlefield
  • National Book Network
  • Ingram Publisher Services UK
  • Special Sales
  • International Sales
  • eBook Partners
  • Digital Catalogs
IMPRINTS
  • Rowman & Littlefield
  • Lexington Books
  • Hamilton Books
  • Applause Books
  • Amadeus Press
  • Backbeat Books
  • Bernan
  • Hal Leonard Books
  • Limelight Editions
  • Co-Publishing Partners
  • Globe Pequot
  • Down East Books
  • Falcon Guides
  • Gooseberry Patch
  • Lyons Press
  • Muddy Boots
  • Pineapple Press
  • TwoDot Books
  • Stackpole Books
PARTNERS
  • American Alliance of Museums
  • American Association for State and Local History
  • Brookings Institution Press
  • Center for Strategic & International Studies
  • Council on Foreign Relations
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
  • Fortress Press
  • The Foundation for Critical Thinking
  • Lehigh University Press
  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Other Partners...