Love and the Idea of Europe

It has often been assumed that Europeans invented and had the exclusive monopoly over courtly and romantic love, commonly considered to be the highest form of relations between men and women. This view was particularly prevalent between 1770 and the mid-twentieth century, but was challenged in the 1960s...

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Forms of Love and Limits of Europeanness: Intentions and Assumptions PART I: MALE PORTRAITS Chapter 1. 'Free Love and Fraternity between the Federated Peoples of Europe': Giorgio Quartara, Supporter of European Integration and Feminism Chapter 2. 'Love Becomes Entangled with Civilisation': Leo Ferrero, a Young European PART II: EUROPE'S ROOTS IN LOVE Chapter 3. Mediterranean Love Chapter 4. The Heart of Europe: Love in the Western World by Denis de Rougemont PART III: CONNECTING JEWISHNESS, EUROPEANNESS AND LOVE Chapter 5. 'Between Two Worlds': Ansky's Dybbuk in France and Italy Chapter 6. 'Notre Mere l'Europe': Giorgina Levi and Heinz Arian Primary Sources and Archives References Index