Title: In the orbit of love : affection in ancient Greece and Rome /
Authors: Konstan, David,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Interpersonal relations Greece History; Interpersonal relations Rome History.; Love Social aspects Greece.; Love Social aspects Rome.; Love Social aspects; Interpersonal relations; Emotions Social aspects; Friendship; Greek literature; Intimacy (Psychology); Latin literature; Love; Interpersonal relations Greece History; Interpersonal relations Rome History.; Love Social aspects Greece.; Love Social aspects Rome.; Rome (Empire); Greece
Abstract: "This book is about love in the classical world - not erotic passion but the love that binds together intimate members of a family and close friends, but may also include a wider range of individuals for whom we care deeply. Among the topics discussed are friendship, loyalty, gratitude, grief, and civic solidarity"--
Contents: Love and friendship -- Loyalty : the missing virtue -- Gratitude and liberality -- Grief and the self -- Love and the state.