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Crying: A Natural and Cultural History of Tears
by
Tom Lutz (Goodreads Author)
In this wide-ranging and provocative study, Tom Lutz looks at the ways people have understood weeping from the earliest known representations of tears in the fourteenth century B.C. to the tears found in today’s films. Drawing on works of literature, philosophy, art, and science from the writings of Plato and Darwin to the paintings of Picasso to modern medical journals, h...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
January 17th 2001
by W. W. Norton & Company
(first published August 1999)
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Great book, actually. It talks about the meaning of tears in different cultures and civilizations, which I really love. It is a smart book. It also demystifies tears, which many see as a sign of weakness, and discusses emotions and gender, which is great because it just makes explicit what we know as societal norms.
The discussion of the politicians and emotions was very interesting especially in light of the upcoming presidential election. The author contrasted the presidential candidates, the c...more
The discussion of the politicians and emotions was very interesting especially in light of the upcoming presidential election. The author contrasted the presidential candidates, the c...more
If you have ever been mocked or put down for crying, then this book is for YOU! Mr. Lutz does a very comprehensive job of looking at tears through the eye of history and humanities. I learned by reading this book that tears weren't always taboo. In some cultures, crying was a source of strength vs a sign of weakness. Tears are natural release that can facilitate bonding with another person (be it on a platonic friendship or romantic/sexual level) as well as psychically and psychologically health...more
This has some great stuff in it. But he doesn't quite get it. For example he says that while there is a strong correlation between people who don;t cry and developing ulcers, he contends that this is not indicative of a causal relationships. he takes the strictly scientific view that Both lack of crying and ulcers could be symptomatic of the same problem.
It is possible, but it would be prey easy to find out. There are numerous items like this that clearly point to the correlation being rather i...more
It is possible, but it would be prey easy to find out. There are numerous items like this that clearly point to the correlation being rather i...more
still crying, just lost interest...
Sort of a literature review. It puts me right to sleep.
Jun 28, 2007
stephanie
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yeah, i think i'd like this sucker.
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