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Following up her well-received A Natural History of the Senses , poet and journalist Ackerman less successfully attempts to limn the complex emotion of love for the general reader. Her perspective is both long--beginning with the first writings about love from ancient Egypt and Greece--and wide, encompassing love of pets, religious fervor and altruism, along with her principle focus on romantic love. Ackerman's impassioned prose occasionally takes on a purple cast ("Love feeds a million watchfires in the encampment of the body," she observes in a discussion of how love is often felt as a burning), but seems well suited to both the topic and her often personalized approach. Chronicling the changing views of love through mostly Western history from Roman times through the Middle Ages and the era of Romanticism to the present, she cites the writings of Plato, Proust and Freud, among others. Delving into anthropology, psychology and neurology, as well as literature, she considers the social and evolutionary roles of love, marraige rituals and such love objects as horses and cars. Ackerman's overview is more selective than comprehensive, but that very idiosyncracy may add to the popular appeal of the volume, sections of which have previously appeared in Parade and the New York Times Magazine. First serial to Parade; BOMC featured selection.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient de la Hardcover édition.


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In her long-anticipated companion volume to A Natural History of the Senses (LJ 5/1/ 90), Ackerman mines deep within the caves of human emotion for artifacts of "the great intangible": love. Proceeding with the disdainful understanding that sociologists prefer to study negative behaviors and emotions, Ackerman sets out on her exploration by reviewing the lessons provided across time by such lovers as Antony and Cleopatra, Orpheus and Eurydice, Dido and Aeneas, Abelard and Eloise, and Romeo and Juliet. During this journey, she explores the neurophysiology of love and exposes the components of modern-day relationships, from the "New Age Sensitive Guy" to sexual chic. With dazzling poetic charm and insight, she uses history, literature, science, psychology, and personal experience as tools to illuminate the vigor and vehemence of the thrilling, devastating, and comforting phenomenon of love. Recommended for all libraries.
David R. Johnson, Louisiana State Univ. Lib., Eunice
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A Natural History of Love, Sep 12 2009
Par Saro (Montreal, QC) - Voir tous mes commentaires
In celebration of tomorrows International Quirkyalone Day (or Valentines Day for the red roses & chocolate lovers ), I am reading Diane Ackermans exposé on the nature of the great intangible that is Love. In the spirit of her previous bestseller, A Natural History of the Senses, the essayist endeavours to introduce the reader to a somewhat abridged, but passionate stroll down Loves historical quarters.

Indeed, Ackerman eloquently bridges the gap between old and new; historical Egypt and Rome and modern America with her unique charm all the while marveling at the varieties of love that human beings embrace and neglect. It is a celebration of our ancestors (with noteworthy passages about the uses of various aphrodisiacs) and our perpetual search for that other sentiment, happiness, which is far too fleeting.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 clear and readable, Mai 30 2003
Par Craig Chalquist, PhD, author of TERRAPSYCHOLO... (Bay Area, CA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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I read this to be entertained, and I was. Like her other books, this one was clearly written, easy on the eyes, clever, witty, and packed with interesting out-of-the-way information. It's a pleasant and well-composed discourse through the history of romantic love in the West. If you come to it from that point of view, you might like it.

If a criterion of a good read is that the author inspires in you some of the emotions she describes, then most of the book succeeded for me: at times I wondered what she'd be like on a date....

Parts of the book get into human instincts. While there's evidence for these--the rooting instinct in babies, for instance--we need to bear in mind that human instincts are heavily modified by time, place, and personality. The maternal instinct, for example, is painted in ideal colors: the loving mother mirroring her baby. We've all seen that; but some of us have also met mothers who hate their children (or, worse, feel indifferent toward them) and whose maternal instinct never sees the daylight. We shouldn't follow Freud's old 19th Century slippage from psychology into biology unless we're prepared to ignore the social and spiritual roots of human motivation.

I appreciate the author's knack for collecting a lot of information on a given topic, then giving us the best fruits of her learnings in breezy and often poetic language.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 A true treasure & a staple of your library, Avril 9 2002
Par Jennifer Terry (Parker, CO United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This book is amazing. If you haven't read Ackerman before, I suggest starting with _A Natural History of the Senses_. Then read this book. Ackerman is a very talented writer. Even if the subject isn't entirely interesting, her words and their rhythms are. This subject, however, is very interesting. Ackerman muses on myths (such as Dido) and history (such as Napoleon and Josephine), but also explores instincts and preferences (why women love horses and the influence of pheromones). This book is romantic, historical, sexual, poetic, challenging, and completely beautiful.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 As Addictive as Love Itself
I first heard Diane Ackerman talking about this book on an NPR talkshow. I was so impressed that I went out and bought a copy that day. I was not disappointed. Read more
Publié le Janv. 24 2002 par Terrance H. Heath

4.0étoiles sur 5 Love through the ages...
This book is not only a natural history of love, but also an important look at the psychological development of Western man. Read more
Publié le Mai 21 2001 par W. Saunders

5.0étoiles sur 5 Ackerman's best!
This is easily Ackerman's best work to date and actually the first book of her's that I read. She was initially introduced to me when I read a chapter of this book in an... Read more
Publié le Mai 28 2000 par Summer B. Frace

5.0étoiles sur 5 Love
I fell in love with this book as soon as I opened it to the first page. It's so incredibly orgasmic and the way she describes love just helps make everything make sense. Read more
Publié le Mai 24 2000

5.0étoiles sur 5 The Poetry of Biology
A NATURAL HISTORY OF LOVE is an excellent book, an insightful overview of the many faces of love. Ackerman's knowledge of history, animal behavior, and literature dovetail to... Read more
Publié le Mars 16 2000

1.0étoiles sur 5 Immature analysis and unresearched conclusions
Ms Diane Ackerman is not ready yet to write on love and call it a natural history of love.She has put together what people say at cocktail parties and then gives it an aura with a... Read more
Publié le Avril 2 1999

4.0étoiles sur 5 Excellent.
Diane Ackerman, with her characteristic aplomb and eloquence, provides a captivating overview of how human society has viewed love through the course of history. Read more
Publié le Fév 10 1999

2.0étoiles sur 5 Negatory.
Just started Diane Ackerman's, _Natural History of Love_. I find it practically insufferable, but will give it a little more time, or will skip around some. Read more
Publié le Juil 20 1998 par tmph@igc.org

5.0étoiles sur 5 Excellent, intelligent leisure reading
Ackerman's history of love in society was fascinating. I especially enjoyed her attention to the changing roles of women and men in various cultures in our history. Read more
Publié le Juil 17 1998

5.0étoiles sur 5 The history book your teacher won't let you read.
A Natural History of Love is just that. A wonderfull collection of the past 3000 years of love. The interesting parts of this book are sometimes what you will learn about... Read more
Publié le Mars 4 1997

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