Bibliograph

The culture of love in China and Europe, by Paolo Santangelo, Gabor Boros

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The culture of love in China and Europe, by Paolo Santangelo, Gabor Boros

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The culture of love in China and Europe

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1138142360

Responsibility statement

by Paolo Santangelo, Gabor Boros

Series statement

Emotions and states of mind in East Asia,, volume 8, 1878-8084Brill E-Books

Summary

In The Culture of Love in China and Europe Paolo Santangelo, Gábor Boros and Roberto Gigliucci offer a survey of the cults of love developed in the history of ideas and literary production in China and Europe between the 12th and early 19th century. They describe parallel evolutions within the two cultures, and how innovatively these independent civilisations developed their own categories and myths to explain, exalt but also control the emotions of love and their behavioural expressions. The analyses contain rich materials for comparison, point out the universal and specific elements in each culture, and hint at differences and resemblances, without ignoring the peculiar beauty and attractive force of the texts cultivating love--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

Emotions and love : philosophical representation of passions : emotions and human nature in neo-Confucian thought -- Various facets of love in literary sources -- European philosophies of love -- Love in Western literature / Roberto Gigliucci

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