Introduction: The Fall of Eros 13 Pt. 1 Rousseau and the Romantic Project 37 1 Rousseau 39 2 Stendhal, The Red and the Black 157 3 Austen, Pride and Prejudice 191 4 Flaubert, Madame Bovary 209 5 Tolstoy, Anna Karenina 231 6 Conclusion 259 Pt. 2 Shakespeare and Nature 267 Introduction 269 7 Romeo and Juliet 273 8 Antony and Cleopatra 297 9 Measure for Measure 327 10 Troilus and Cressida 347 11 The Winter's Tale 375 12 Conclusion 393 Interlude on Two Strange Couples: Hal and Falstaff, Montaigne and La Boetie 399 Pt. 3 The Ladder of Love 429 Epilogue 547 Notes 553 Index 565