In a significant reinterpretation of early Romanticism, Judith Pascoe shows how English literary culture in the 1790s came to be shaped by the theater and by the public's fascination with theater. Pascoe focuses on a number of intriguing historical occurrences of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, emphasizing how writers in all areas of public life relied upon theatrical modes of self-representation. Pascoe adduces as evidence the theatrical posturing of the Della Cruscan poets, the staginess of the Marie Antoinette depicted in women's poetry, and the histrionic maneuverings of participants in the 1794 treason trials. Such public events as the treason trials also linked the newly powerful role of female theatrical spectator to that of political spectator. New forms of self representation and dramatization arose from that synthesis.In their uniting of theatrical and literary realms, Pascoe maintains, women writers were inspired by the most famous actress of the era, Sarah Siddons. Siddons's shrewd deployment of her private life in the construction of her public persona serves as a model for such disparate poets as Charlotte Smith and Mary Robinson.

Mindmapping: een nieuwe, geavanceerde manier om snel en overzichtelijk aantekeningen te maken. Een verrassende combinatie van het beste uit de traditionele techniek (zoals sleutelwoorden kiezen, markeren, logische progressie) en recentere technieken (zoals het gebruik van kleuren, ruimtelijke tekeningen, afbeeldingen en symbolen).

Transforming Depression argues that the prevalence of depression today results from the frenetic pace of modern life. A constant sense of being overwhelmed, fatigued, and stretched to the limit leads us to feelings of hopelessness and a lack of interest in normally pleasurable activities-the principal signs of depression. By using the HeartMath(r) techniques, readers will be able to tap into new reserves of energy and creativity and will find new ways to connect with the people in their lives. As a result, feelings of depression will lessen and dramatic change will take place for better health in mind and body. This latest offering from the Institute of HeartMath shows readers how to use the revolutionary HeartMath(r) tools like the Freeze-Framer(r) and the Heart Lock-In(r) to overcome feelings of sadness and depression associated with stress and the sense of being overwhelmed by the chaotic world in which we live.

Did you wonder if your intentions, prayers or wishes have a calculable effect on the world? Here, accounts of scientific investigations and case histories prove that we are all connected and our intentions can be harnessed as a collective force for good.

A provocative investigation into the history of sexual pessimism explores the relationship between sex and death in Western theology and distinguishes such archetypes as the Virgin, the Leper, and the Noble Savage.