On Love

The author considers love as a spiritual, emotional, and existential experience related to the questions of the meaning of human life. He reflects on romantic feelings, self-sacrifice, compassion, and the relationships between men and women. Special attention is given to love as a personal connection between two people and a part of their spiritual development. Campbell traces how the perceptions of love have changed: from antiquity to the courtly tradition of troubadours, which is associated with the emergence of the modern image of romantic love.