The Book of the Heart
The Book of the Heart
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Summary
Presenting a cultural and emotional history of the heart, this book is divided into four parts (like the heart) such as: The Physical Heart; The Religious Heart; The Heart in Art; and The Written Heart. It covers anatomy and the history of ideas about how the heart works; weaknesses of the heart and disease; surgery and transplants; and more.
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The Book of the Heart by Louisa Young
This book presents a cultural and emotional history of the heart. The book is divided into four parts (like the heart): The Physical Heart; The Religious Heart; The Heart in Art; and The Written Heart. The first part covers, amongst other things, anatomy and the history of ideas about how the heart works; weaknesses of the heart and disease; surgery and transplants; and other animals hearts - the heart as the seat of life. The second has the Bleeding Heart of Christ; pagan sacrifice; saints attributes; the heart in Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism - the heart as the seat of the soul. The third looks at votive art, the "heart/fruit thing"; sublimated visual hearts; kitsch; advertising and logos; cartoons - the heart as visual symbol. The fourth looks at expressions of love in literature, from the Greeks musings on Eros and Agape through myths and legends and the invention of courtly romance to the romantic novel; and song lyrics - the heart in writing.
Praise for Desiring Cairo: 'The most romantic hymn to the struggle of being independent.. wonderfully apt insights... It is the compulsive quality of the writing which gives the book such wide appeal.'The Times 'Strong and confident, exploring without sentiment or insincerity what it means to love somebody.' The Guardian
Louisa Young first came to prominence as author of A Great Task of Happiness (1995), her prize-winning life of Kathleen Scott, her grandmother, the sculptor and wife of Scott of the Antarctic. She followed that with her Egyptian Trilogy of novels: Baby Love, Desiring Cairo and Tree of Pearls. She writes regularly for the Guardian and Junior, and lives in London with her daughter.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780007109104 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007109105 |
| Title | The Book of the Heart |
| Author | Louisa Young |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2002-11-04 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |