The Double Flame - Love and Eroticism

In this series of essays Paz explores the intimate connection between sex, eroticism, and love in literature throughout the ages. Rich in scope, The Double Flame examines everything from taboo to repression, Carnival to Lent, Sade to Freud, original sin to artificial intelligence. ?Brimming with insight, thoughtfulness, and sincerity? (Kirkus Reviews). Translated by Helen Lane.

Info autore

Octavio Paz was born in 1914 and died in 1998. The author of eighteen books, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990.

Riassunto

In this series of essays Paz explores the intimate connection between sex, eroticism, and love in literature throughout the ages. Rich in scope, The Double Flame examines everything from taboo to repression, Carnival to Lent, Sade to Freud, original sin to artificial intelligence. “Brimming with insight, thoughtfulness, and sincerity” (Kirkus Reviews). Translated by Helen Lane.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Octavio Paz
• Con la collaborazione di: Helen Lane (Traduzione)
• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.1996
• EAN: 9780156003650
• ISBN: 978-0-15-600365-0
• Pagine: 288
• Peso: 286 g
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Sociology, Social Theory, social and political philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Politics and government, Social and cultural anthropology, Gender studies: women and girls, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Literature: history and criticism, Speeches, Medieval style, literary collection;essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / Social Theory *, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY: Social, PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / Modern, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Speeches, LITERARY CRITICISM: Subjects & Themes / Politics, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM: Subjects & Themes / Women, literary collection;essays;essays;literary;essay;collection, literary collection;essays;1995;1996;1997