Project Gutenberg 2007-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 56 Bellamy, Edward 1850 1898 A Positive Romance 1898 Produced by David Widger "A Positive Romance" by Edward Bellamy is a novel written in the late 19th century, specifically in 1898. The book explores themes surrounding the relationships between men and women, particularly focusing on the idealization and reverence of womanhood. It contemplates the dynamics of worship and admiration in gender relations, examining philosophical ideas of Positivism as a lens for understanding this complex interaction. The story revolves around a character named Hammond, who recounts his past involvement with Positivism and a pivotal experience involving his professor, Régnier, who was a disciple of Auguste Comte. Through a series of dialogues, Hammond reflects on what it means for men to idolize women, describing a transformative encounter he had with Régnier's daughter. In this moment, his initial expectations of beauty are turned on their head as he realizes that true worship of womanhood transcends physical appearance, recognizing the deep sacrificial and nurturing essence that women represent. The narrative ultimately serves as a meditation on the ideals of femininity, the nature of love, and how societal frameworks shape personal connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 56902 56911 2024-09-10T04:50:30.816734 2023-09-10T08:22:45.315601 text/html text/html 53569 2021-02-24T22:19:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 19920 2021-02-24T22:19:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 73941 2024-09-10T04:50:33.949673 application/epub+zip 72947 2024-09-10T04:50:32.081721 application/epub+zip 72948 2024-09-10T04:50:31.304682 application/epub+zip 177962 2024-09-10T04:50:35.402698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171326 2024-09-10T04:50:33.427708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174553 2022-09-10T14:48:34.649968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47657 2024-09-10T04:50:30.634784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47895 2016-12-18T07:59:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18674 2016-12-18T08:02:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 47581 2007-09-21T16:51:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18591 2007-09-21T16:51:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 47572 2007-09-21T16:51:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18570 2007-09-21T16:51:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21607 2024-09-10T04:50:35.527678 application/rdf+xml 14824 2024-09-10T04:50:31.628701 image/jpeg 3813 2024-09-10T04:50:31.465697 image/jpeg 76863 2024-09-10T04:50:30.823724 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia