The Making of Romantic Love
Author | : William M. Reddy |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2012-08-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226706269 |
ISBN-13 | : 0226706265 |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Making of Romantic Love written by William M. Reddy and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, Reddy illuminates the birth of a cultural movement that managed to regulate selfish desire and render it innocent - or innocent enough. Reddy strikes out from this historical moment on an exploration of love, contrasting the medieval development of romantic love in Europe with contemporaneous eastern traditions in Bengal.