A polemic against love that is “engagingly acerbic ... extremely funny.... A deft indictment of the marital ideal, as well as a celebration of the dissent that constitutes adultery, delivered in pointed daggers of prose” (The New Yorker). Who would dream of being against love? No one. Love is, as everyone knows, a mysterious and all-controlling force, with vast power over our thoughts and life decisions. But is there something a bit worrisome about all this uniformity of opinion? Is this the one subject about which no disagreement will be entertained, about which one truth alone is permissible? Consider that the most powerful organized religions produce the occasional heretic; every ideology has its apostates; even sacred cows find their butchers. Except for love. Hence the necessity for a polemic against it. A polemic is designed to be the prose equivalent of a small explosive device placed under your E-Z-Boy lounger. It won’t injure you (well not severely); it’s just supposed to shake things up and rattle a few convictions.
Against Love: A Polemic
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Author: Kipnis, Laura
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780375719325
Details:
Author: Kipnis, Laura
Brand: Vintage
Color: White
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 224
Release Date: 14-09-2004
Part Number: 0375719326_used
Package Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780375719325
