Cupid's Arrow: The Course of Love through Time

Cupid's Arrow: The Course of Love through Time

by RobertJ.SternbergPhD (Author)

Synopsis

In this absorbing book, renowned psychologist Robert J. Sternberg presents a psychological approach to human relationships that reveals how and why people fall in and out of love. Fascinating reading for anyone who wants to learn more about love, Cupid's Arrow draws on fields ranging from history to cognitive science to folklore, offering a comprehensive account of love in its many forms. Grounded in Sternberg's own 'triangular theory', the book explores the many varieties of love as different combinations of intimacy, passion, and commitment. Using this theory as a focal point, Cupid's Arrow delivers an interesting perspective on the experience of love during the lifetime of the individual as well as a rich history of the conceptions of love throughout the ages.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 220
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 13 Sep 1998

ISBN 10: 0521473209
ISBN 13: 9780521473200

Media Reviews
An eminent professor of psychology and education at Yale, Sternberg sifts through love's vicissitudes in search of a few general tendencies...Readers who translate psychological factoids into tools for introspection will likely find Cupid's Arrow interesting and helpful. Publishers Weekly
IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale, presents diverse views of love in one concise volume without sacrificing scholarship or humanness. ...this is highly recommended for all libraries. Library Journal
Cupid's Arrow is an informative and entertaining introduction to the psychology of love, written by one of the most distinguished experts in the field. The book is solidly based in research facts and findings yet its lively, entertaining style and vivid stories get the message across in clear, easy terms. Roy F. Baumeister, author of Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty