Plotting with Eros: Essays on the Poetics of Love and the Erotics of Reading

The intricate relationship between the erotic and the literary is a recurring theme in Western literature, with a starting-point in Plato?s dialogues. Our need to talk, write, and read about love has resulted in a rich tradition, ranging from theoretical and philosophical discussions of Eros to love romance and poetry, clearly marked by the classical heritage but continuously unfolding and rewriting itself. The essays in this volume aim at providing both students and scholars with a series of…