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Music and Literature in German Romanticism
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Music and Literature in German RomanticismMusic and Literature in German Romanticism

The interrelationship between music and literature reached its zenith during the Romantic era, and nowhere was this relationship more pronounced than in Germany. Many representatives of literary and philosophical German Romanticism held music to be the highest and most expressive, quintessentially Romantic art form, able to convey what cannot be expressed in words: the ineffable and metaphysical.
 
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Green Writing: Romanticism and Ecology
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Green Writing: Romanticism and EcologyGreen Writing: Romanticism and Ecology

This book describes the emergence of ecological understanding among the English Romantic poets, arguing that this new holistic paradigm offered a conceptual and ideological basis for American environmentalism.
 
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For Parents and Teenagers: Dissolving the Barrier Between You and Your Teen
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For Parents and Teenagers: Dissolving the Barrier Between You and Your Teen

Dr. William Glasser urges parents and teachers to reject the "common sense" that tells them to "lay down the law" by grounding teens, or to try to coerce teens into changing their behavior. These strategies have never worked
Instead he offers a different approach, one based upon Choice Theory. Dr. Glasser spells out the seven deadly habits parents practice, and then shows them how to accomplish goals by changing their own behavior. Most important, however, is the groundbreaking method that all parents and teachers can use with confidence to maintain strong and loving relationships with today's teenagers.
 
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New Tastes in Green Tea: A Novel Flavor for Familiar Drinks, Dishes, and Desserts
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New Tastes in Green Tea: A Novel Flavor for Familiar Drinks, Dishes, and DessertsNew Tastes in Green Tea: A Novel Flavor for Familiar Drinks, Dishes, and Desserts

NEW TASTES IN GREEN TEA is an original cookbook that ushers an underappreciated flavor into the kitchen as a beverage and a cooking ingredient. The range of recipes is startling. Green Tea Latte, Matcha Smoothie, or Iced Matcha au Lait take "the greens" in new directions. Mouthwatering recipes for gratin, quiche, pastas, and desserts will enliven the adventurous cook's culinary repertoire.

 
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Romanticism and the Rise of the Mass Public
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Romanticism and the Rise of the Mass PublicRomanticism and the Rise of the Mass Public

Dramatic changes in the reading public and literary market in early nineteenth-century England not only altered the relationship between poet and reader but prompted new conceptions of the poetic text, literary reception, and authorship.
 
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