Valentine: A Love Story
Chet Raymo
(Author)
Description
Little is known about Valentine, whose name symbolizes romantic love. Chet Raymo draws on the tradition that Valentine was a physician in love with the blind Julia to thread his way through the fabric of romance while illuminating the world of the Roman Empire of Claudius II--a time when Christian deaths provided public entertainment. The ideas in Valentine are startlingly relevant to our own times: globalization vs. fundamentalism, reason vs. superstition, the subversion of virtue by wealth--and the power of passionate love to overcome all obstacles to its consummation.
Product Details
Price
$19.95
$18.55
Publisher
Cowley Publications
Publish Date
February 25, 2007
Pages
300
Dimensions
5.8 X 8.66 X 1.07 inches | 1.12 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781561012862
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Chet Raymo is professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at Stonehill College in Massachusetts. He is teacher, naturalist, and former science columnist for the Boston Globe.