david_rhee 's review for:

The Agony of Eros by Byung-Chul Han

4.0

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This is a thoughtful and interesting essay on how the erotic is being lost as a creative element in the positivity based consumer society of today's world and how it relates to multiple aspects of that society. Han takes the reader through literary examples to establish Eros as a critical balancing need between Self and Other. Once he achieves this end, Han explores the role of Eros in love, theory, and creativity in the arts in clear and thought provoking fashion. This work is deep enough to awaken and stimulate reflection but short and concise enough to allow for easy digestion.