![]() ![]() She begins with the tragic story of Abelard and Heloise, whom she names the "patron saints" of French love. Rather, Yalom, who writes both congenially and informatively, takes us on a sweeping adventure through French love literature. Unfortunately, this book somewhat broaches these questions but not sociologically. In reading this, I wanted to learn: why do we associate the French so strongly with love? is the French emphasis on love fact or fiction? how do the French treat love differently from other cultures? I was expecting a sociological exploration of this belief. ![]() Stereotype or not, it seems to me that the French, both throughout history and today, are much more devoted to the pleasures of love. But to my romantic American Francophile mind, the French seem to have cornered the market on love. So I was led astray by the title of this book How the French Invented Love-doesn't that suggest a sociological explanation of the significance of love in French culture? Now of course, love is important in every culture. ![]()
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