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The author examines romantic love and notions of personal beauty from biological, psychological, and cultural perspectives. He traces instincts and sexual selection in animals, outlines varieties of affection (maternal, filial, friendship, romantic), and analyzes emotional overtones such as jealousy, coyness, gallantry, and exclusiveness. Historical chapters compare attitudes in ancient societies, medieval chivalry and troubadour poetry, and the emergence of modern courtship, with attention to erotic display, courtship customs, and the role of beauty in mate choice. The work balances evolutionary explanations with literary and social examples to explain changing forms and motives of love.

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Title: Romantic Love and Personal Beauty

Author: Henry T. Finck

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ROMANTIC LOVE
AND
PERSONAL BEAUTY

THEIR
DEVELOPMENT, CAUSAL RELATIONS,
HISTORIC AND NATIONAL PECULIARITIES
BY
HENRY T. FINCK
New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., Ltd.
1902
All rights reserved
COPYRIGHT, 1887
BY HENRY T. FINCK
Set Up and Electrotyped, 1887
New Edition, February, 1903
Press of J. J. Little & Co.
Astor Place, New York