{"title":"Clare Shaw","description":"\u003cp\u003eClare Shaw's work delves into the intricate connections between human experience and cultural expression, often exploring how emotions shape our understanding of the world. Her writing bridges philosophy, psychology, and the arts, offering readers thoughtful reflections on love, creativity, and the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a blend of scholarly insight and accessible prose, with texts that challenge and inspire contemplation. Shaw’s books are suited to those interested in the deeper meanings behind artistic and emotional lives within the broader sphere of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"towards-a-general-theory-of-love-by-clare-shaw-9781780376042","title":"Towards a General Theory of Love","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClare Shaw's fourth collection \u003ci\u003eTowards a General Theory of Love\u003c\/i\u003e shows that poetry can say as much about who we are, and especially how we feel, as psychology. They also feed each other.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarry Harlow's famous experiments on baby monkeys changed the course of psychology. They proved that we need care, contact, and love, and they inflicted profound and lasting suffering on their subjects. Clare Shaw's poems in \u003ci\u003eTowards a General Theory of Love\u003c\/i\u003e are driven by the same furious need to understand the experience of love and its absence. Harlow's findings, attachment theory, mythology, and art are set alongside stories of attraction, grief, and desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is inhabited by the character of Monkey, who shows by example how early attachments and trauma may shape us, but how ultimately the individual—like the reader—will come to realise her, his, or their own general theory and practice of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600881959148,"sku":"9781780376042","price":48.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c612e89602ede630cfd22367eeeda499.jpg?v=1778019384"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/clare-shaw.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}