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Love in the Western World
Denis de Rougemont
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Description for Love in the Western World
Paperback. Explores the psychology of love from the legend of Tristan and Isolde to Hollywood. Bringing together historical, religious, philosophical, and cultural dimensions, the author traces the evolution of Western romantic love from its literary beginnings as an awe-inspiring secret to its commercialization in the cinema. Translator(s): Belgion, Montgomery. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
In this classic work, often described as "The History of the Rise, Decline, and Fall of the Love Affair," Denis de Rougemont explores the psychology of love from the legend of Tristan and Isolde to Hollywood. At the heart of his ever-relevant inquiry is the inescapable conflict in the West between marriage and passion--the first associated with social and religious responsiblity and the second with anarchic, unappeasable love as celebrated by the troubadours of medieval Provence. These early poets, according to de Rougemont, spoke the words of an Eros-centered theology, and it was through this "heresy" that a European vocabulary ... Read more
In this classic work, often described as "The History of the Rise, Decline, and Fall of the Love Affair," Denis de Rougemont explores the psychology of love from the legend of Tristan and Isolde to Hollywood. At the heart of his ever-relevant inquiry is the inescapable conflict in the West between marriage and passion--the first associated with social and religious responsiblity and the second with anarchic, unappeasable love as celebrated by the troubadours of medieval Provence. These early poets, according to de Rougemont, spoke the words of an Eros-centered theology, and it was through this "heresy" that a European vocabulary ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
Weight
487g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691013930
SKU
V9780691013930
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About Denis de Rougemont
The Swiss philosopher Denis de Rougemont was the author of many widely translated works, including The Devil's Share (Princeton/Bollingen) and Love Declared.
Reviews for Love in the Western World
"De Rougemont's reasoning is often ingenious, always arresting, fascinating in detail."
Time (Magazine)
Time (Magazine)