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Denis de Rougemont.
L’amour et l’occident.
Published Paris: Plon, 1951 reprint (original edn. was 1939).
Series: Presences.
[No ISBN].
Binding: paperback, stitch bound.
Printer: Plon, Paris.
Size: 118x187x21mm.
Page count: 356pp.
Main language: French.
Overall condition fair: this copy has some foxing and discoloration on the covers and spine, some wear at the edges and corners, spine creased; pages very yellowed with age and slightly brittle; previous owner’s name on the front endpaper, but the main text appears to be free of marking.

This item £4.00
plus P&P £3.00 within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

[Bibliothèques 10/18 edn. in print at €9.40]
Weight without packaging: 271g.

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Emphasis not exclusively medieval. Contents: Mythe de Tristan; Origines religieuses du mythe; Passion et mysticisme; Le mythe dans la littérature; L’amour et la guerre; Le mythe contre le mariage; L’amour action, ou de la fidélité.
Appendices: Caractère sacré de la légende; Chevalerie sacrée; Chansons de geste & romans courtois; Conceptions orientales de l’amour; Mystique et amour courtois; Dante hérétique; «Coup de foudre» et conversion; Passion et ascèse; François d’Assise & les Cathares; Sur le sadisme; Au delà de nos sécurités.

Notes: at foot of page
Tables: 1
Illustrations: no
Maps & plans: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 9pp
Index: no

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