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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In this wide-ranging and provocative study, Tom Lutz looks at the ways people have understood weeping from the earliest known representations of tears in the fourteenth century B.C. to the tears found in today’s films. Drawing on works of literature, philosophy, art, and science from the writings of Plato and Darwin to the paintings of Picasso to modern medical journals, he unearths the multiple meanings and uses of tears. Review:"Turning to pop culture, Lutz comments on how contemporary American gender-typing has shifted in books, movies and real life, noting two iconic images: Jacqueline Kennedy's stoic reserve at her husband's funeral and Michael Jordan's open sobbing at a championship victory. This accomplished work is a rich treat for anyone intrigued by emotional displays." Publishers Weekly Review:"It's the virtue of Crying that it starts you thinking about such matters. Tears will never seem so natural or spontaneous, or so easily explained, once you've read it." Robert Campbell, The New York Times Book Review Review:"A clear-eyed look at the freighted meanings of teary eyes... An affable, stimulating essay." Gilbert Taylor, Booklist Review:"An exceptionally fine, interdisciplinary study that uses physiology, individual and social psychology, literature, cultural history, and other disciplines to help us understand in depth the most basic expression of human sorrow." Kirkus Reviews Review:"A tour de force of erudition....Lutz writes with an unassuming, lucid prose, whose directness and clarity add to the book's appeal.... [H]e certainly leads the pack, and with admirable panache." Washington Post Review:"A dry-eyed romp through 3,000 years of human history — from Aristotle to Tammy Faye Bakker — in pursuit of the meaning of crying....Written with intelligence and wit, this is one book you can read without having to weep." People Review:"Highly readable....A fascinating and thoughtful book." Los Angeles Times About the AuthorTom Lutz lives in Los Angeles and Iowa City, where he teaches at the University of Iowa. He is the author of American Nervousness, 1903: A History of Nervous Illness at the Turn of the Century. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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