Jealousy: A Forbidden Passion
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1509511857 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is what Giulia Sissa reminds us in a fascinating work that resolutely counters today's conventional wisdom."L'Express "A rich historical reflection on the way that sexual relations and erotic passion have been understood and codified in Western culture from Aristotle to Hegel.A re-evaluation of amorous jealousy, reclaiming the courage to admit the inadmissible."Il Sole 24 Ore. "Jealousy has not always been a harmful passion to be disdained
. Giulia Sissa is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Classics at UCLA. Among her many books are The Greek Virginity, The Daily Life of the Greek Gods and Sex and Sensuality in the Ancient World
Above all, no-one should ever admit to being jealous. So should we silence this embarrassing sentiment? Or should we see it, like the heroines of Greek tragedy, as a fundamental human demand for reciprocity in love? By examining its cultural history from the ancient Greeks to La Rochefoucauld, Hobbes, Kant, Stendhal, Freud, Beauvoir, Sartre, and Lacan, this book demonstrates how jealousy, far from being a "green-eyed" fiend, reveals the intense and apprehensive nature of all erotic love, which is the desire to be desired. It is neither prickly and bitter fancy, nor a cruel and mean passion, nor a symptom of feeble self-esteem. It is just painf