This groundbreaking study has been widely hailed for its focus
on a human emotion generally considered impervious to rational
analysis: romantic, passionate love. Ethel Person views romantic
love as a powerful agent of change, arguing that it is as central
to human culture as it is to human existence. This new edition of
Dreams of Love and Fateful Encounters emphasizes the relevance of
passion not only to lovers but also to mental health professionals
whose patients often enter treatment because of love-related issues
-- from the inability to love or make a commitment to the perils of
extramarital love to love sickness or loss of love. She
forthrightly addresses not only the power of love to unlock the
soul but also its inherent paradoxes and conflicts.
Employing a philosophical perspective in order to understand the
existential dilemmas posed by love, and a cultural perspective in
order to understand its cultural variability, Dr. Person breaks
with contemporary intellectual and philosophical dismissive
assumptions about romantic love. She acknowledges love's vital
importance and power, proposing that passion serves an important
function not only for the individual but also for the culture while
charging psychoanalysis with a reductionist emphasis on sexuality
and psychopathology that has narrowed the focus of inquiry into
love. Among the issues she discusses are: - romantic love's sources
in our early lives, its relationship to imagination and creativity,
and its capacity to enable the lover to transcend the self- how
romantic love often demands a reordering of values and promotes
personal growth by exposing the self to new risks and
possibilities- the transformational potential of transference love
in the therapy process- flaws in the common misperception that
women are more influenced by romantic love than men- considerations
of homosexual love, love across generations, and love triangles,
focusing on the individual growth that can result from such
relationships
Citing accounts of love drawn from literature, film, and real
life, Person focuses on the lover's internal soliloquy and external
dialogue with the beloved that can develop over an individual's
life. An uplifting resource for people experiencing failing or
unorthodox romances, Dreams of Love and Fateful Encounters boldly
takes on issues pertinent to lovers, to professionals who encounter
patients for whom key conflicts revolve around romantic love, and
to anyone who has struggled to understand the importance of
romantic love in his or her own life.
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