Positive Romance

Edward Bellamy

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Strolling home after an evening at the opera, two friends turn to the subject of men's tendency to worship and adore women. After some philosophical banter, one of the friends relates a strange encounter from his past that forever shaded his view of relations between the sexes.

Sujets

• Romance

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• Publié par: The Floating Press
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781776585373
• Langue: English

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A POSITIVE ROMANCE
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EDWARD BELLAMY
 
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A Positive Romance First published in 1898 Epub ISBN 978-1-77658-537-3 Also available: PDF ISBN 978-1-77658-538-0 © 2014 The Floating Press and its licensors. All rights reserved. While every effort has been used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information contained in The Floating Press edition of this book, The Floating Press does not assume liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in this book. The Floating Press does not accept responsibility for loss suffered as a result of reliance upon the accuracy or currency of information contained in this book. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Many suitcases look alike. Visit www.thefloatingpress.com
A Positive Romance
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My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on myspending the night with him. On one of these occasions we had beenat the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to abeautiful and famous singer. We had been stirred by the enthusiasm ofthe audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggestedby the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipfulattitude towards woman, and the reason for it. Was it merely a phase ofthe passional relation between the sexes, or had it some deeper and moremysterious significance?
When I mentioned the former idea, Hammond demanded why this tendencywas not reciprocal between the sexes. As a matter of fact, while womenshowed endless devotion and fondness for men, their feeling was withoutthe strain of adoration. Particular men's qualities of mind or heartmight excite the enthusiastic admiration of women, but such admirationwas for cause, and in no way confounded with the worshipful reverencewhich it was man's instinct to extend to woman as woman, with secondaryreference to her qualities as a particular person.