A Vindication of Love

Athinking-person'sguidetoromanticlove，aboldandchallengingbookthatmakesthecaseforloveinanagebothcynicalaboutandfearfulofstrongpassionAtthedawnofthetwenty-firstcentury，politicalcorrectness，cynicism，pragmatism，andthecommodificationofsexhavereducedromanticlovetoadiscreditedmythorarecreationalsport--"acauseforembarrassment，"arguesCristinaNehring.Inherbrilliantlyresearchedfirstbook，Nehringwrestsromanticlovefromtheclutchesofretrogradefeministsandcutting-edgecapitalists，thrill-seekingconvenienceshoppersandsafe-sexmoralists.WithhelpfromcelebratedloversrangingfromHElOiseandAbelardtoFridaKahloandDiegoRivera，andfromliteratureasdiverseasOvid's"ArtofLove"andthepoemsofEmilyDickinson，Nehringcelebratesthewild，irreverent，anduncompromisingmodelsoflovewehaveinherited.Assherediscoversromanticlove'sfearlessandheroicprovenance，shechallengesreaderstodemandpartnershipsthatfullyengagebody，heart，andmind.Inanagewhen"settling"isencouragedandmarriageisoftendescribedinbusinessterms，Nehring'spassionatedefenseofromanticloveistimelyandthoroughlyrefreshing.Byreclaimingtherighttolove，toyearn，and--yes--torisk，"AVindicationofLove"aimstoestablishanewromanticparadigmforanewcentury.