The Romantic Movement: Sex Shopping and the Novel

In The Romantic Movement Alain de Botton explores the progress of a love affair from first meeting to breaking up intercut with musings on the nature of art of love. The relationship between Alice an advertising executive and Eric a banker is examined at every stage supplemented by quizzes and line drawings by the author and commentary by a chorus of great philosophers from Descartes to Plato to Aretha Franklin. The Romantic Movement will charm readers and lovers alike with wit insight and intelligence.