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A Vindication of Love
A Vindication of Love: Reclaiming Romance for the Twenty-first Century | Cristina Nehring
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"A fierce and lively book. . . .This is one of those rare books that could make people think about their intimate lives in a new way." New York Times Book Review A rousing defense of imprudent ardor and romantic excess. . . . Its difficult to deny that [Nehring] is on to something. Wall Street Journal A thinking persons guide that makes the case for love in an age both cynical about and fearful of strong passion. Bold and challenging, A Vindication of Love has inspired praise and controversy, and brilliantly reinvigorated the romance debate. A perfect choice for readers of Alain de Bottons How Proust Can Change Your Life and Pierre Bayards How to Talk About Books You Havent Read.
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BarbaraBB Beautiful again! 7y
batsy @BarbaraBB It's something I've really thought about in this way but as soon as I read I thought it was so true 💛 7y
Ms_T ❣️😃 7y
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Suet624 Yummy. 7y
britt_brooke Wow, beautiful! 😍 7y
batsy @Suet624 Love is tasty 😀 @britt_brooke ❤️ 7y
kspenmoll One to keep. ❤️❤️ 7y
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This makes a case for the reclamation of #modernlove as the "amorous sublime", with an intriguing feminist slant. The author looks at famous lovers and women from the past and from mythology and literature. Abelard and Héloïse, Tristan and Iseult, Mary Wollstonecraft. I didn't always agree with Nehring but she's interesting and well-read and I was riveted, if a bit exhausted, by these passionate love affairs. #somuchenergy #SeptemBowie

erzascarletbookgasm 😆 on your exhaustion..interesting concept though. 7y
Cathythoughts Well done 👍 7y
batsy @Cathythoughts Thanks :) 7y
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