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Klappentext Volume 139 of the Proceedings of the British Academy contains 13 Lectures delivered at the British Academy in 2005. Topics range from archaeological perspectives on the essence of being human to discussions of the UK's Monetary Policy Committee and the role of judges. Zusammenfassung Volume 139 of the Proceedings of the British Academy contains 13 Lectures delivered at the British Academy in 2005. Topics range from archaeological perspectives on the essence of being human to discussions of the UK's Monetary Policy Committee and the role of judges. Inhaltsverzeichnis Practical Issues in UK Monetary Policy, 2000-2005 Staging Matters: Shakespeare, the Director, and the Theatre Historian The Judges: Active or Passive? Useful Knowledge Byron, Conversation and Discord Beyond Nature and Culture Mutualities and Obligations: Changing Social Relationships in Early Modern England Dante's Epistle to Cangrande and its Two Authors Becoming Human: the Archaeological Challenge The Inscribed Bronzes from Yangjiacun: New Evidence on Social Structure and Historical Consciousness in Late Western Zhou China (c. 800 BC) Everyman in Motion: from Bosch to Bruegel Abstracts and Notes on Lectures