Romantic Love and Personal Beauty
Their development, causal relations, historic and national peculiaritiesBy Henry T. Finck
Length25h 31m
About this audiobook
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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GenreLiterary Classics
Length25 hrs 31 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 15, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
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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