{"product_id":"9780060765040","title":"A Vindication of Love: Reclaiming Romance for the Twenty-first Century","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNehring, Cristina\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/25\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A rousing defense of imprudent ardor and romantic excess. . . . It’s difficult to deny that [Nehring] is on to something.” — Wall Street Journal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thinking person’s “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 Botton’s How Proust Can Change Your Life and Pierre Bayard’s How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an age of emotional correctness and the cult of safety, what have we lost by trying to make love bland?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Provocative Philosophy of Love:\u003c\/b\u003e This is no gentle guide. Nehring argues for reclaiming love as a \"high-risk adventure\"—a force that is ecstatic and dangerous, transcendent and even demonic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unflinching Cultural Critique:\u003c\/b\u003e A direct challenge to the modern \"cult of safe love\" and an examination of how feminism developed an anti-romantic bias that discredits strong passion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLove as Transgression and Heroism:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawing on centuries of art and thought, this book explores the vital roles that inequality, transgression, absence, and even failure play in the greatest love stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterary and Historical Depth:\u003c\/b\u003e A brilliant tour through the lives and minds of figures like Plato, Mary Wollstonecraft, Dante, and Simone de Beauvoir to build a powerful new case for romantic excess.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42632377237759,"sku":"9780060765040","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780060765040_s600x595.jpg?v=1780333821","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780060765040","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}