This petite gift book collects words of wisdom from history's greatest creative minds--from Socrates to Lewis Carroll, Julia Child to Walt Whitman, Jane Austen to Nora Ephron--lettered and illustrated in Lisa Congdon's signature hip hand-drawn style. Readers will find inspirational insights, calls to action and encouragement to creativity.
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Alltoo often, the history of poetry criticism in the 20th Century is told as atale of two sides. While ‘Lit crit' pored over the author's every line,‘Theory' stood on the shoulder of texts to gaze into the metaphysical mists. Drawingon the key insights of both Lit crit and Theory, On Modern Poetry tries to get beyond the oppositionbetween them, proposing instead a ‘total criticism' that draws on all resourcesavailable.It combines ‘analytic irony' with ‘imaginative empathy' in orderto generate fresh insights.
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science.
This book focuses on the experience of father's lives after a divorce, and how mental health professionals can help them create a healthy transition. Through the use of case examples critical issues are highlighted and discussed with supportive empirical findings and clinical insights.