Do you believe in love at first sight? The Greeks and the Romans
certainly did. But far from enjoying this romantic moment carefree,
they saw it as a cruel experience and an infection. Then what are
the symptoms of falling in love? Are there any remedies? Any form
of immunity? This book explores the conception of love (eros) as a
physical, emotional, and mental disease, a social-ethical disorder,
and a literary unorthodoxy in Greek and Latin literature. Through
illustrative case studies, the contributors to this volume examine
two distinct, yet historically and poetically interrelated
traditions of 'pathological love': lovesickness as/similar to
disease and deviant sexuality described in nosologic terms. The
chapters represent a wide range of genres (lyric poetry,
philosophy, oratory, comedy, tragedy, elegy, satire, novel, and of
course medical literature) and a fascinating synthesis of
methodologies and approaches, including textual criticism,
comparative philology, narratology, performance theory, and social
history. The book closes with an anthology of Greek and Latin
passages on pathological eros. While primarily aimed at an academic
readership, the book is accessible to anyone interested in Classics
and/or the theme of love.
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