The Oxford Book of Friendship
Published on 1. July 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
373 pages
978-0-19-282967-2 (ISBN)
Description
"If they ever put a bullet through your brain, I'll complain." Cole Porter's loyal affirmation is just one of the many views on friendship expressed in this anthology funny, moving, philosophical, and enriching extracts from such writers as Cicero, Pope, Boswell, Jane Austen, George Eliot, Dickens, and Thoreau. Divided into 12 sections, the book examines the nature of friendship itself, the ideal number of friends, and our expectations of them, before moving on to all manner of friendships in many different times and places.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
indices
ISBN-13
978-0-19-282967-2 (9780192829672)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
The nature of frienship; dos and don'ts; among men; among women; youth and age; strangers, enemies, friends; assorted affinities; animals; fears, failures and false friends; absence and loss; friendly gestures.