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A scholarly deep dive into the historical and literary origins of Western romantic passion. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Amour et l'occident.
- intellectual
- reflective
- academic
- 01
Love and Limerance
Dorothy Tennov · 1999
A scholarly and deeply researched dissection of the overwhelming mechanics of romantic obsession.
- 02
Mots et les choses
Michel Foucault · 1970
A dizzying, paradigm-shifting descent into the hidden structures that dictate how we think, speak, and understand the world.
- 03
Pervai͡a︡ li͡u︡bovʹ
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
A sun-drenched, aching portrait of youthful infatuation colliding with the dark, complicated realities of adult passion.
- 04
For my lady's heart
Laura Kinsale · 1993
A sweeping, emotionally devastating plunge into the dark, treacherous world of medieval courtly love and absolute devotion.
- 05
From Ritual to Romance
Jessie L. Weston · 1957
An analytical descent into the ancient, esoteric roots of the world's most famous medieval quest.
- 06
Folie et déraison; histoire de la folie
Michel Foucault · 1965
A dense, paradigm-shifting excavation of how society defines, confines, and silences the irrational.
- 07
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and others · 1981
A methodical descent into historical shadows, piecing together ancient parchments to challenge centuries of established lore.
- 08
On love
Alain De Botton
A devastatingly witty and intellectually astute dissection of the thrills, pitfalls, and philosophical absurdities of romantic love.
- 09
Histoire de la sexualité
Michel Foucault,Robert Hurley · 1976
A paradigm-shifting dismantling of everything you thought you knew about desire, power, and the illusion of repression.
- 10
The Four Loves
Clive Staples Lewis · 2002
A fireside chat with a brilliant mentor about the beautiful, dangerous, and divine ways we connect with one another.
- 11
A Distant Mirror
Barbara Wertheim Tuchman · 1978
A sweeping, unsentimental plunge into a century of apocalyptic chaos, where chivalric ideals collide with plague, war, and human folly.
- 12
A history of literary criticism
Harry Blamires · 1991
A steady, illuminating journey through centuries of intellectual debate about the meaning and purpose of literature.
