Here, Jacobus discusses objects and attributes that test our perceptions and preoccupy both Romantic poetry and modern philosophy. John Clare, John Constable, W

Our thoughts are shaped as much by what things make of us as by what we make of them. Lyric poetry is especially concerned with things and their relationship to

Love remains a delightful mystery to us all, young or old. But while you are still trying to figure out what it is that makes your heart skip a beat, why don't

More Romantic than Ever!

The study begins with readings of ads, songs, films and other public representations of romance and concludes with individual interviews in order to analyze the