Love is a deep and profound concept, both at an individual level and in society at large. Though a marriage based on companionship and attraction was not a readily accepted idea until, arguably, the Victorian era, the first marriage ceremony took place over 4,000 years ago. The evolving and historical practice of marriage — and …
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Loveisadeepandprofoundconcept,bothatanindividuallevelandinsocietyatlarge.Thoughamarriagebasedoncompanionshipandattractionwasnotareadilyacceptedideauntil,arguably,theVictorianera,thefirstmarriageceremonytookplaceover4,000yearsago.Theevolvingandhistoricalpracticeofmarriage—andlove’sroleinit—isperhapsmosteasilymappedthroughliterature,asitreflectssocietalnormsofitstime.Tonameafew,bothPlato(428-348BC)andAristotle(384-322BC)parsedthoughtsonlove,thebookofNumberstellsofZimriandCozbi’sstory(andsubsequentdemise),WilliamShakespeareconstructedanentireplayaroundstar-crossedloverswith“RomeoandJuliet”(1597),C.S.LewisdrewontheGreeksandChristiancommentators’thoughtstodescribethetypesoflovein“TheFourLo
