Wonderlove: A theoretical inquiry on impossible love
by Mutzl, Aja, M.A., PACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE, 2010, 54 pages; 1486830

Abstract:

Wonderlove has two components—a novel utilizing artistic-creative methodology and a theoretical inquiry on the nature of impossible love. The novel is the story of a student-teacher relationship that ushers in a transformative depth experience for one of the participants. Wonderlove: A Theoretical Inquiry on Impossible Love explores the history of thought and theory related to romantic love and proposes an addendum to the English language, naming a particular kind of love experience in which individuals meet in inappropriate contexts and have inherent barriers to literalizing a relationship. Wonderlove suggests this name for a breed of impossible love that is different from what has been previously named, one that has a distinctly alchemical, magnetic, erotic attraction, cultural taboos built in to the relationship, and the effects of encountering a love of mythic proportions. Wonderlove: A Theoretical Inquiry on Impossible Love is a employs hermeneutic and heuristic methodology that focuses on philosophical questions concerned with a specific type of impossible love.

 
AdviserAvrom Altman
SchoolPACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE
SourceMAI/ 49-02, p. , Nov 2010
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsSocial psychology; American literature; Psychology
Publication Number1486830
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