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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.

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"De Rougemont's reasoning is often ingenious, always arresting, fascinating in detail."--Time (Magazine)

Love in the Western World

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A Paperback / softback by Denis De Rougemont, Montgomery Belgion

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    Publisher: Princeton University Press
    Publication Date: 21/08/1983
    ISBN13: 9780691013930, 978-0691013930
    ISBN10: 0691013934
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    Semiotics / semiology Literary studies: general Philosophical traditions and schools of thought

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    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.

    Trade Review
    "De Rougemont's reasoning is often ingenious, always arresting, fascinating in detail."--Time (Magazine)

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