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Item Details
Title:
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ALL ABOUT LOVE
ANATOMY OF AN UNRULY EMOTION |
By: |
Lisa Appignanesi |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£21.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0393069451 |
ISBN 13: |
9780393069457 |
Publisher: |
WW NORTON & CO |
Pub. date: |
8 August, 2011 |
Pages: |
416 |
Description: |
An intimate and illuminating look at how love shapes our culture and our lives. |
Synopsis: |
Unruly, unpredictable love is a maddening deity. In this insightful and eloquent meditation on that many-splendored thing, Lisa Appignanesi draws together psychology, literature, popular culture, and her own experiences in order to tangle with love's paradoxes across the span of our lives. Beginning with the rose-tinted raptures of first love, she proceeds to love in marriage, triangulated love, jealousy and adultery, love in the family, and friendship. By illuminating the expectations, the joys and difficulties, and the cultural undercurrents that accompany each stage, Appignanesi raises provocative questions about love in the twenty-first century: Has the unbinding of obstacles to love emptied it of meaning? Do our desires for variety and experimentation result in increased anxiety? What gains and losses have come from greater openness and equality and the burgeoning sphere of virtual fantasy? As rewarding as it is captivating, All about Love will leave you a little wiser about the emotion that rules our lives." |
Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
WW Norton & Co |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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