A Vindication Of Love: Reclaiming Romance For The Twenty First Century

Author: Cristina Nehring

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  • : June 2010
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Description

In the twenty-first century, political correctness, cynicism, pragmatism, and the commodification of sex have reduced romantic love to a discredited myth or a recreational sport--"a cause for embarrassment," says Cristina Nehring.

In A Vindication of Love, Nehring wrests romantic love from the clutches of cutting-edge capitalists, thrill-seeking convenience shoppers and safe-sex moralists. With help from lovers ranging from Heloise and Abelard to Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Nehring celebrates the wild, irreverent, and uncompromising models of love we have inherited--as she rediscovers romantic love's fearless and heroic provenance, and challenges readers to demand partnerships that fully engage body, heart, and mind.

"An eloquent plea for romantic daring and idealism.A bold, high-flying polemic which sets out to do nothing less than reclaim romantic love for our times." -- Ingrid Norton, Open Letter Monthly

"A fierce and lively book." New York Times Book Review

Reviews

"An eloquent plea for romantic daring and idealism.A bold, high-flying polemic which sets out to do nothing less than reclaim romantic love for our times." -- Ingrid Norton, Open Letter Monthly