This highly regarded volume features a modern translation of all ten books of The Republic along with a synoptic table of contents, a prefatory essay, and an appendix on The Spindle of Necessity by the translator and editor, Raymond Larson.  Meer

This volume on the classic defense of intellectual liberty, the freedom to publish, and Milton's plan for training rulers to be fit to govern presents three autobiographical passages from other prose works.  Meer

This volume contains the principal English poems of Milton's youth and early adulthood, most of the sonnets written during the Puritan Revolution, when he was chiefly engaged in arguing public questions in prose, and Samson Agonistes, published three years before his death.  Meer

This insightful selection, features four discourses from The Idea of a University: Knowledge Its Own End; Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Learning; Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Professional Skill; and Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Religion.  Meer

Translated and edited by Peter D. Arnott, this classic and highly popular edition contains two essential plays in the development of Greek tragedy- Oedipus the King and Antigone-for performance and study.  Meer

Together in this volume are two plays by the Scandinavian geniuses of modern drama, which focus on a single theme the reality of death. Translated and edited by Thaddeus L.  Meer

This essential volume features John Locke's hand-corrected text with an outstanding introduction to Locke's life and role in intellectual history, his principal works, and their purpose.  Meer

Included in this volume are fourteen of the fragments intended for Pascal's Jansenist-inspired defense of the Christian religion. Using the Chevalier edition, these are grouped to present a logical development of three themes, "The State of Man in Ignorance of God," "The Wager," and "The Christian Life.  Meer

Edited by Elizabeth T. Forter, this edition of Major Barbara for performance and study includes Shaw's complete Preface. The text follows Shaw's spelling and punctuation.  Meer

This highly useful volume contains the complete text of The Constitution of the United States, including all 26 amendments, as well as the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the key sections of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.  Meer

Edited and translated by John C. Lapp, this edition of Le Cid for performance and study includes an introduction, which interprets the contemporary political, social, and romantic themes that give this tragedy its complex, interwoven structure.  Meer

These essays on the Constitution were written by busy men in the midst of an active public and professional life, written with immense haste, and without proper time for consultation.  Meer

What makes this well-annotated translation stand out from others is an insightful introduction by editor Thomas G. Bergin especially helpful for achieving a better understanding of the times and the political scene in which Machiavelli worked, lived, and wrote.  Meer

Edited by Samuel H. Beer, with key selections from Capital and The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, this volume features an especially helpful introduction that serves as a guide to Marxist political and economic theory and to placing the specific writings in their contemporary setting.  Meer