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Romantic Love and Personal Beauty

Their development, causal relations, historic and national peculiaritiesBy Henry T. Finck

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In "Romantic Love and Personal Beauty," Henry T. Finck explores the intricate interplay between ideals of beauty and the nature of romantic love, presenting a compelling examination rooted in the aesthetic movements of the late 19th century. Finck employs a lyrical prose style, blending philosophical discourse with personal anecdotes and cultural critiques. He situates love within the broader context of beauty as an essential human experience, navigating through historical and contemporary perspectives that reveal how societal norms shape personal relationships and self-perception. Henry T. Finck was a noted American author and lecturer with a profound interest in aesthetics and cultural criticism. His extensive travels and deep engagement with European art and literature influenced his perspectives on beauty and love, leading him to contemplate their intimate connection. Finck's work reflects a transitional period where the Romantic ideals of the 19th century faced the emerging realism of the 20th, showcasing his unique ability to synthesize these influences into a coherent narrative. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the philosophical underpinnings of love and beauty. Finck's insights resonate throughout history and remain relevant today, compelling readers to reflect on how personal beauty shapes, and is shaped by, the experience of romantic love.

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Length25 hrs 31 mins

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Publish dateSep 15, 2022

LanguageEnglish

1EVOLUTION OF ROMANTIC LOVE

108FEIGNED INDIFFERENCE

2COSMIC ATTRACTION AND CHEMICAL AFFINITIES

109COMPLIMENTS

3FLOWER LOVE AND BEAUTY

110LOVE-LETTERS

4IMPERSONAL AFFECTION

111LOVE-CHARMS FOR WOMEN

5I.—LOVE FOR ANIMALS

112PROPOSING

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6II.—MATERNAL LOVE

113DIAGNOSIS OR SIGNS OF LOVE

7III.—PATERNAL LOVE

114ABSENCE

8IV.—FILIAL LOVE

115TRAVEL

9V.—BROTHERLY AND SISTERLY LOVE

116EMPLOYMENT

10VI.—FRIENDSHIP

117MARRIED MISERY

11VII.—ROMANTIC LOVE

118FEMININE INFERIORITY

12I.—INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE

119FOCUSSING HER FAULTS

13II.—MONOPOLY OR EXCLUSIVENESS

120REASON VERSUS PASSION

14III.—JEALOUSY

121LOVE VERSUS LOVE

15IV.—COYNESS

122PROGNOSIS OR CHANCES OF RECOVERY

16V.—GALLANTRY

123FRENCH LOVE

17VI.—SELF-SACRIFICE

124ITALIAN LOVE

18VII.—SYMPATHY

125SPANISH LOVE

19VIII.—PRIDE OF CONQUEST AND POSSESSION

126GERMAN LOVE

20IX.—EMOTIONAL HYPERBOLE

127ENGLISH LOVE

21X.—MIXED MOODS—MAJOR AND MINOR

128AMERICAN LOVE

22XI.—ADMIRATION OF PERSONAL BEAUTY

129LOVE IS AN ILLUSION

23HERBERT SPENCER ON LOVE

130INDIVIDUALS SACRIFICED TO THE SPECIES

24COURTSHIP

131SOURCES OF LOVE

25LOVE-CHARMS AND LOVE-CALLS

132I.—HEALTH

26LOVE-DANCES AND DISPLAY

133II.—CROSSING

27STRANGERS TO LOVE

134III.—ROMANTIC LOVE

28PRIMITIVE COURTSHIP

135IV.—MENTAL REFINEMENT

29INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE

136SAVAGE NOTIONS OF BEAUTY

30PERSONAL BEAUTY AND SEXUAL SELECTION

137NON-ÆSTHETIC ORNAMENTATION

31JEALOUSY AND POLYGAMY

138PERSONAL BEAUTY AS A FINE ART

32MONOPOLY AND MONOGAMY

139NEGATIVE TESTS OF BEAUTY

33PRIMITIVE COYNESS

140POSITIVE TESTS OF BEAUTY

34CAN AMERICAN NEGROES LOVE?

141SIZE

35HISTORY OF LOVE

142FASHIONABLE UGLINESS

36LOVE IN EGYPT

143TESTS OF BEAUTY

37ANCIENT HEBREW LOVE

144A GRACEFUL GAIT

38HINDOO LOVE MAXIMS

145EVOLUTION OF THE GREAT TOE

39FAMILY AFFECTIONS

146NATIONAL DIFFERENCES

40NO LOVE-STORIES

147BEAUTIFYING HYGIENE

41WOMAN’S POSITION

148DANCING AND GRACE

42CHAPERONAGE VERSUS COURTSHIP

149DANCING AND COURTSHIP

43PLATO ON COURTSHIP

150EVOLUTION OF DANCE MUSIC

44PARENTAL VERSUS LOVERS’ CHOICE

151THE DANCE OF LOVE

45THE HETÆRÆ

152BALLET-DANCING

46PLATONIC LOVE

153MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT

47SAPPHO AND FEMALE FRIENDSHIP

154BEAUTIFYING EXERCISE

48GREEK BEAUTY

155FASHIONABLE UGLINESS

49CUPID’S ARROWS

156THE CRINOLINE CRAZE

50ORIGIN OF LOVE

157THE BEAUTY CURVE

51WOMAN’S POSITION

158THE WASP-WAIST MANIA

52NO WOOING AND CHOICE

159CORPULENCE AND LEANNESS

53VIRGIL, DRYDEN, AND SCOTT

160THE FASHION FETISH ANALYSED

54OVID’S ART OF MAKING LOVE

161INDIVIDUALISM VERSUS FASHION

55BIRTH OF GALLANTRY

162MASCULINE FASHIONS

56CELIBACY VERSUS MARRIAGE

163FEMININE BEAUTY

57WOMAN’S LOWEST DEGRADATION

164MASCULINE BEAUTY

58NEGATION OF FEMININE CHOICE

165MAGIC EFFECT OF DEEP BREATHING

59CHRISTIANITY AND LOVE

166A MORAL QUESTION

60CHIVALRY—MILITANT AND COMIC

167NECK AND SHOULDER

61CHIVALRY—POETIC

168EVOLUTION AND SEXUAL DIFFERENCES

62FEMALE CULTURE

169CALISTHENICS AND MASSAGE

63PERSONAL BEAUTY

170THE “SECOND FACE”

64SPENSER ON LOVE

171FINGER-NAILS

65DANTE AND SHAKSPERE

172MANICURE SECRETS

66A BIOLOGIC TEST

173HANDS VERSUS JAWS

67VENUS, PLUTUS, AND MINERVA

174DIMPLES IN THE CHIN

68LEADING MOTIVES

175REFINED LIPS

69MODERN COYNESS

176COSMETIC HINTS

70MODERN JEALOUSY

177HIGH CHEEK-BONES

71MONOPOLY OR EXCLUSIVENESS

178COLOUR AND BLUSHES

72PRIDE AND VANITY

179A USELESS ORNAMENT

73SPECIAL SYMPATHY

180COSMETICS AND FASHION

74GALLANTRY AND SELF-SACRIFICE

181PHYSIOGNOMIC VAGARIES

75EMOTIONAL HYPERBOLE

182NOISE AND CIVILISATION

76MIXED MOODS AND PARADOXES

183A MUSICAL VOICE

77INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE

184SHAPE AND SIZE

78PERSONAL BEAUTY

185EVOLUTION OF THE NOSE

79ROMANCE IN CONJUGAL LOVE

186GREEK AND HEBREW NOSES

80MARRIAGES OF REASON OR LOVE-MATCHES?

187FASHION AND COSMETIC SURGERY

81MARRIAGE HINTS

188NOSE-BREATHING AND HEALTH

82OLD MAIDS

189COSMETIC VALUE OF ODOURS

83BACHELORS

190BEAUTY AND BRAIN

84GENIUS AND MARRIAGE

191FASHIONABLE DEFORMITY

85GENIUS AND LOVE

192WRINKLES

86I.—PRECOCITY

193WHITE VERSUS BLACK

87II.—ARDOUR

194COSMETIC HINTS

88III.—FICKLENESS

195FRECKLES AND SUNSHINE

89IV.—MULTIPLICITY

196COLOUR

90V.—FICTITIOUSNESS

197LUSTRE

91ANALOGIES

198FORM

92EROTOMANIA, OR REAL LOVE-SICKNESS

199EXPRESSION

93I.—WORDS

200COSMETIC HINTS

94II.-FACIAL EXPRESSION,

201CAUSE OF MAN’S NUDITY

95III.—CARESSES

202BEARDS AND MOUSTACHES

96AMONG ANIMALS

203BALDNESS AND DEPILATORIES

97AMONG SAVAGES

204BLONDE VERSUS BRUNETTE

98THE ORIGIN OF KISSING

205BRUNETTE VERSUS BLONDE

99ANCIENT KISSES

206WHY CUPID FAVOURS BRUNETTES

100MEDIÆVAL KISSES

207NATIONALITY AND BEAUTY

101MODERN KISSES

208FRENCH BEAUTY

102LOVE-KISSES

209ITALIAN BEAUTY

103HOW TO KISS

210SPANISH BEAUTY

104BRASS BUTTONS

211GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN BEAUTY

105CONFIDENCE AND BOLDNESS

212ENGLISH BEAUTY

106PLEASANT ASSOCIATIONS

213AMERICAN BEAUTY

107PERSEVERANCE

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