Sternberg, Robert J.,

Love is a story : a new theory of relationships / Robert J. Sternberg. - xi, 240 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236) and index.

Preface -- The Stories We Tell -- Love as a Story -- Our Multiple Stories of Love -- Story Elements -- Some Kinds of Stories -- Where Do Stories Come From, and Where Can They Go? -- Love Stories -- Asymmetrical Stories -- The Teacher-Student Story -- The Sacrifice Story -- The Government Story -- The Police Story -- The Pornography Story -- The Horror Story -- Object Stories -- Person as Object -- The Science-Fiction Story -- The Collection Story -- The Art Story -- Relationship as Object -- The House and Home Story -- The Recovery Story -- The Religion Story -- The Game Story -- Coordination Stories -- The Travel Story -- The Sewing and Knitting Story -- The Garden Story -- The Business Story -- The Addiction Story -- Narrative Stories -- The Fantasy Story -- The History Story -- The Science Story -- The Cookbook Story -- Genre Stories -- The War Story -- The Theater Story -- The Humor Story -- The Mystery Story -- Implications -- Testing the Story View -- What Is Love? -- Notes -- Index. I. II. III.

0195106423 9780195106428

97043758


Love.
Love--Case studies

BF575.L8 / S7756 1998

152.41