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Full Title:
Love Is A Story
A New Theory of Relationships
Author(s):
Robert J. Sternberg, Ph.D.
Publishing / Edition:
Oxford University Press, 1998
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Table of Contents
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Preface
ix
Part 1: The Stories We Tell
Chapter 1.
Love as a Story
3
Chapter 2.
Our Multiple Stories of Love
13
Chapter 3.
Story Elements
21
Chapter 4.
Some Kinds of Stories
26
Chapter 5.
Where Do Stories Come From, and Where Can They Go?
31
Part 2: Love Stories
Chapter 6.
Asymmetrical Stories
49
The Teacher-Student Story
49
The Sacrifice Story
55
The Government Story
60
The Police Story
68
The Pornography Story
75
The Horror Story
82
Chapter 7.
Object Stories
90
Person As Object
90
The Science-Fiction Story
90
The Collection Story
96
The Art Story
102
Relationship As Object
108
The House and Home Story
109
The Recovery Story
115
The Religion Story
121
The Game Story
127
Chapter 8.
Coordination Stories
135
The Travel Story
135
The Sewing and Knitting Story
141
The Garden Story
147
The Business Story
152
The Addiction Story
157
Chapter 9.
Narrative Stories
165
The Fantasy Story
165
The History Story
171
The Science Story
179
The Cookbook Story
185
Chapter 10.
Genre Stories
193
The War Story
193
The Theater Story
198
The Humor Story
204
The Mystery Story
209
Part 3: Implications
Chapter 11.
Testing the Story View
219
Chapter 12.
What Is Love?
225
Notes
231
Index
237
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