New Releases by Milena Radeva

Philanthropy and Early Twentieth-Century British Literature explores the relationship between British literature and philanthropy at the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, examining the works of E. M. Forster, Rebecca West, W. B. Yeats, Roger Fry, Wyndham Lewis, Virginia Woolf, and Vita Sackville-West. This book considers how writers in the modernist period drew on the liberal welfare reforms, the adoption of scientific methods in charity, the Cambridge tradition of public service, the Irish nationalist movement, and the influence of the Victorian woman philanthropist in order to advocate for an individualist art, revolutionize their aesthetics, redefine ideals of hospitality and beneficence, and affirm the national, social, and economic liberation of the modern subject. Contrary to popular interpretations presenting modernism as a break with Victorian values, Dr. Radeva-Costello argues philanthropic engagements are at the heart of early twentieth-century literature. The writers discussed in this book had a sophisticated knowledge of the philanthropy debates and of their power to transform twentieth-century notions about how to govern, how to conceive of national, class, and gender boundaries, and how to market the work of the professional artist in the real world. In keeping with the strong archival and historicizing approach of the "New Modernist Studies" of recent years, this book also analyses the rich contextual detail of early modernist magazines, contemporary and archival periodicals, and government publications.

Who doesn''t love a snow day? Gabi and her siblings Adam and Abigail decide to put on their snow gear and play outside in the snow. There is so much to do on a cold winter''s day, from making snow angels to making footprints in the snow, but the siblings finally decide to build a snow-woman. Putting everything together isn''t easy for three children, but when they all work together, their mom says that this snow-woman is the most beautiful one she''s ever seen! Enjoy a snow day with Gabi, Adam, and Abigail as they build their snow-woman and see how they demonstrate importance of family, creativity, and teamwork, all while learning a new language!