{"product_id":"erotic-love-in-sociology-philosophy-finn-bowring-9781350152724","title":"Erotic Love in Sociology, Philosophy and Literature: From Romanticism to Rationality","description":"Why is 'love' taken for granted as a part of human experience? And why is sexual or romantic love in particular so important to us? This book aims to find out, tracing the intellectual history of sexual love, from the ancient Greeks to the modern day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eErotic Love in Sociology, Philosophy and Literature\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eshows how discourses of love have intersected with social and cultural trends, as well as with personal events and experiences. Beginning with the queering of love in Greek antiquity, it looks at how sexual love has been sung about, fictionalized and theorized as a cornerstone of the formation of Western culture. From the courtly love of twelfth-century troubadours and the rise of affective individualism in the eighteenth century, to the way the novel helped catalyze and crystallize the hopes and contradictions of love and marriage, these are decisive episodes in the history of romantic love. Lastly, the book deals with how sociologists and feminist theorists have made sense of the liberalization of sexuality over the last fifty years, especially given the post-romantic pragmatism of commercialized dating practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArguing against the over-rationalism of intimate life, \u003ci\u003eErotic Love in Sociology, Philosophy and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e recognizes the need to liberate love from patriarchal, racist and homophobic prejudices, and highlights the value of literary and sociological traditions to emphasize how they dignify the rhapsodies and the sufferings of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Finn Bowring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350152722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350152724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.60d","brand":"Finn Bowring","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054278537471,"sku":"9781350152724","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5190932-79c0-4e42-b08f-d92cc3f9246d.jpg?v=1685029032","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/erotic-love-in-sociology-philosophy-finn-bowring-9781350152724","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}