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These two classic about love expresses divergent views of the phenomena called love, but there
are areas of convergence which shall be explored in this compare.
Mark Vernon's 'down with romantic love is an idealized notion about love being inimical to
long-lasting relationship, whilst Al Kennedy's 'putting a price on love' expresses the fact that
there is priceless value to love.
Al expresses the deep unfathomable meaning of love in the statement Love. Just four letters to
name something commonplace and yet unfathomable which concurs with Mark's expression of
romantic love as a myth, expressed as ...I think the romantic myth is one of the most pernicious
of our times. They both perceive love as essential for living. These authors also explore the two
extremes of love, for them love is an oxymoron, with two face, making people to fall in love
intoxicatingly or stand in love by being with someone, yet be free (Mark), Al writing about love
says "...the more it consoles me, the more it threatens...". Both writers are in congruence on the
issue of romantic love as being unrealistic, Mark saying "If romance first draws the eye,
relationships
have
chance
to
thrive
when
it
does
not
seal
the
deal."
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read for man woman relationship, a piece that is consumable for the public. However, Al
Kennedy's "Putting a price on love" is more holistic in his write up and the literary contribution
is deep compared to Mark Vernon's "Down with romantic love".
'DOWN WITH ROMANTIC LOVE' AND ' PUTTING A PRICE ON LOVE': A COMPARE
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