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How The French Invented Love: Nine Hundred Years Of Passion And Romance (2012)

by Marilyn Yalom(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0062048317 (ISBN13: 9780062048318)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harper Perennial

review 1: I never thought of myself as a Francophile, but after reading this book I suddenly feel the need to pick up my old textbook and make travel arrangements. The evidence of the French influence is my country is still present to this day and all this talk of literature, of reconstructing and deconstructing the social idea of love has made me want to dive head first into the French classics. The writing style of this book is enjoyable and witty so I'm inclined to look at Marilyn Yalom's other non-fiction works.
review 2: A wonderful overview of love in French literature. As a French major, I had read a handful of the works mentioned in this book and appreciated the narrative woven from the early days of Heloise and Abelard to Sartre and Beauvoir to modern day coupl... morees. I made sure to jot down the books I hadn't read for future reading materials. This book is a great survey for anyone in interested in social science and France. less

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