In this compelling interdisciplinary study, Linda Grasso demonstrates that using anger as a mode of analysis and the basis of an aesthetic transforms our understanding of American women's literary history. Exploring how black and white nineteenth-century women writers defined, expressed, and dramatized anger, Grasso reconceptualizes antebellum women's writing and illuminates an unrecognized tradition of discontent in American literature. She maintains that two equally powerful forces shaped this tradition: women's anger at their exclusion from the democratic promise of America, and the cultural prohibition against its public articulation. Grasso challenges the common notion that nineteenth-century women's writing is confined to domestic themes and shows instead how women channeled their anger into art that addresses complex political issues such as slavery, nation-building, gender arrangements, and race relations. Cutting across racial and genre boundaries, she considers works by Lydia Maria Child, Maria W. Stewart, Fanny Fern, and Harriet Wilson as superb examples of the artistry of angry expression. Transforming their anger through literary imagination, these writers bequeathed their vision of an alternative America both to their contemporaries and to subsequent generations.

THE ART OF ANGER MANAGEMENT Do you often find yourself struggling with anger, unsure of how to control it? How would your life change if you could master the art of managing your anger effectively? What if you could learn practical strategies and techniques used by experts to transform your anger into a positive force? Imagine having a toolkit filled with powerful methods to recognize, understand, and manage your anger in any situation. Imagine the improvement in your relationships and overall well-being as you learn to control your anger and use it constructively. The Art of Anger Management is your concise guide to mastering your anger and transforming your life. Here is what you will learn in The Art of Anger Management: · An introduction to the role of emotions in our lives, understanding anger as an emotion, and exploring the concept of the Anger Iceberg. · The various types of anger, including primary and secondary types, chronic vs. acute anger, hidden anger and its manifestations, and the concept of artificial anger. · Unpacking the origins of anger, from childhood experiences and emotional baggage to environmental and societal influences, and identifying personal triggers and stressors. · The effects of uncontrolled anger on physical health, relationships, and professional life. · Strategies for anger management, focusing on self-awareness, recognizing triggers, stress reduction, and relaxation techniques. · Advanced strategies, including cognitive-behavioral approaches, the 12-step program, developing empathy and compassion, and the importance of a healthy diet. · Tools and resources for ongoing improvement, such as daily journaling, self-reflection, and therapeutic options. · Case studies and real-life examples of anger transformation, highlighting personal stories and common obstacles overcome. · Maintaining your progress, with tips on monitoring and preventing relapses, self-care, nurturing healthy relationships, and encouragement for long-term success. Aristotle once rightly said: “Anyone can become angry — that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way — this is not easy.” The Art of Anger Management is for anyone and everyone who is committed to transforming their anger into a positive force and seeking practical ways to manage it effectively. Are you ready? Take Your First Step to Mastering Anger and Transforming Your Life. Click the BUY BUTTON above!

Professionals working in a range of clinical settings are regularly called upon to work with angry clients, and they may find their skills and resources for working with this powerful emotion limited. Art Therapy and Anger demonstrates how the non-verbal medium of art therapy provides an ideal outlet for the expression of thoughts and feelings that are too complex and painful to put into words, presenting a new and practical approach to dealing with this area of need. Marian Liebmann argues that clients of all ages will benefit from the art-making process, which helps them to slow down and consider their emotions more calmly. The tangible product of their efforts allows clients to assess and react to what they have depicted, providing a lucid and safe framework for better understanding the causes and effects of their anger. This book draws together contributions from art therapists who work in a wide variety of contexts, including work with offenders, mental health clients, clients with brain injury and those with cancer, with the view of helping clients to manage their anger more constructively. This positive, practical volume will be of great interest to art therapists and students, as well as practitioners working with angry clients in various fields such as mental health, probation, counselling and medicine.

The Art of Frenzy presents a masterful analysis of public madness from the Renaissance to the Industrial Age. Frenzy--the most flagrant and political form of madness--is the madness of warrior-heroes, kings, scolds, and the possessed. Its representation incorporates a range of traditional characters and figures, from Hercules and Orlando to Medea and Britannia. Understood as abusive power and belligerence out of control, and described in terms drawn equally from definitions of tyranny and liberty, frenzy has always been articulated with a significant degree of political meaning. Integrating art history with cultural studies, political history, and the history of medicine, Jane Kromm draws on a wide range of mediums and contexts--from asylum sculpture to political broadsheets, medical texts, the imagery of revolution, caricature and medical illustrations--to clarify the importance of this interpretative pattern.

First Published in 2000. This book helps primary teachers improve behaviour, preserve motivation and foster cooperation by developing positive relationships with pupils and their parents, creating a calm environment for learning and using non-confrontational communication skills. It outlines an empathetic approach to understanding and managing disruptive behaviour that avoids conflict and demoralisation. As such, it is an ideal text for student teachers, newly qualified teachers and more experienced practitioners.

In the study of Judaism, the Zohar has captivated the minds of interpreters for over seven centuries, and continues to entrance readers in contemporary times. Yet despite these centuries of study, very little attention has been devoted to the literary dimensions of the text, or to formal appreciation of its status as one of the great works of religious literature. The Art of Mystical Narrative offers a critical approach to the zoharic story, seeking to explore the interplay between fictional discourse and mystical exegesis. Eitan Fishbane argues that the narrative must be understood first and foremost as a work of the fictional imagination, a representation of a world and reality invented by the thirteenth-century authors of the text. He claims that the text functions as a kind of dramatic literature, one in which the power of revealing mystical secrets is demonstrated and performed for the reading audience. The Art of Mystical Narrative offers a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective on the Zohar and on the intersections of literary and religious studies.