{"product_id":"b002by77fo","title":"A Vindication of Love: Reclaiming Romance for the Twenty-first Century – A Controversial Guide for Thinking People (P.S.)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Provocative Philosophy of Love:  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. An Unflinching Cultural Critique:  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. Love as Transgression and Heroism:  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. Literary and Historical Depth:  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\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52837737136344,"sku":"YSL67828","price":4.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/61yQHIwevtL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793283002","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b002by77fo","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}