The Physiology Of Marriage - 9781545113967

The Physiology of Marriage coolly examines the economics and power relationships of seduction and love. It is a guide for men who potentially want to marry. Balzac proposes that marriage and the selection of a wife be treated as a science, and examines topics ranging from moral education to methods for foiling adulterous relationships. Extract: "A man ought not to marry without having studied anatomy, and dissected at least one woman..."

• | Author: Honoré de Balzac, Katharine Prescott Wormeley
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Apr 03, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 306 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1545113963
• | ISBN-13: 9781545113967