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PublisherHesperus Press

ISBN-101843916096

ISBN-139781843916093

eBay Product ID (ePID)66742303

Product Key Features

Book TitleOn Love

Number of Pages136 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLove & Romance, Essays

Publication Year2010

GenreFamily & Relationships, Literary Collections

AuthorStendhal

Book SeriesOn Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight5.9 Oz

Item Length7.5 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"The excellence of Sophie Lewis's translation . . . achieves a fine balance between idiomatic English and the classicism of Stendhal's style." —Times Literary Supplement, "We can trust Stendhal's insights and realise at times that this is, even when being light, a work of great psychological worth and acuity . . . her translation is spot on, using just the right language to carry not only Stendhal's pithiness, but a flavour of the age in which he was writing." —Guardian, "The excellence of Sophie Lewis's translation . . . achieves a fine balance between idiomatic English and the classicism of Stendhal's style." — Times Literary Supplement, "The excellence of Sophie Lewis's translation . . . achieves a fine balance between idiomatic English and the classicism of Stendhal's style." -- Times Literary Supplement, "We can trust Stendhal's insights and realise at times that this is, even when being light, a work of great psychological worth and acuity . . . her translation is spot on, using just the right language to carry not only Stendhal's pithiness, but a flavour of the age in which he was writing." -- Guardian, "The excellence of Sophie Lewis's translation . . . achieves a fine balance between idiomatic English and the classicism of Stendhal's style." -- Times Literary Supplement, "We can trust Stendhal's insights and realise at times that this is, even when being light, a work of great psychological worth and acuity . . . her translation is spot on, using just the right language to carry not only Stendhal's pithiness, but a flavour of the age in which he was writing." — Guardian, "We can trust Stendhal's insights and realise at times that this is, even when being light, a work of great psychological worth and acuity . . . her translation is spot on, using just the right language to carry not only Stendhal's pithiness, but a flavour of the age in which he was writing." -- Guardian

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal128.46

SynopsisInspired by his unrequited passion for the Countess Dembowska, Stendhal brings together logical, clear-sighted analysis with all-consuming emotion to remarkable effect in this unique treatise. Stendhal begins his study by classifying the different types of love--romantic, passionate, or courtly--and then muses on the causes of love's birth. He identifies the seven stages of falling in love and proffers wise advice for the ardent lover on a variety of topics, including how to "crystallize" the object of one's desire. Yet beneath these clever philosophical musings, Stendhal makes a desperate attempt to reconcile and dispel his own tortured emotions.

LC Classification NumberBD436