The Arithmetic of Eros

Love, according to the poets, is something like a math problem. Whether it is two striving to become one or the triangulating effect of three, we find a venerable history of number-crunching in the literature of love, not least in ancient Israel's great poetic presentation of desire, the Song o...

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Main Author: Linafelt, Tod 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2005
In: Interpretation
Year: 2005, Volume: 59, Issue: 3, Pages: 244-258
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Summary:Love, according to the poets, is something like a math problem. Whether it is two striving to become one or the triangulating effect of three, we find a venerable history of number-crunching in the literature of love, not least in ancient Israel's great poetic presentation of desire, the Song of Songs.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096430505900303