xiv, 350 pages, [12] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Milton and the ideal of heterosexual friendship -- 3. John Dryden: sensual, heroic, and "pathetic love -- 4. Restoration love and the tears of morbidity -- 5. Woman in love: the abandoned and passionate mistress -- 6. Friends and lovers: the witty and the wise -- 7. Sentimental love and marriage: "esteem enliven'd by desire" -- 8. Richardson -- 9. Rousseau -- 10. The aftermath of sensibility: Sterne, Goethe, and Austen -- 11. Love in painting and music: an appended survey -- Appendix A: Milton and the visual arts -- Appendix B: Chronology of plays referred to -- Appendix C: Watteau, Le pèlerinage à l'Ile de Cythère.