Lost Leaders Essay 18 - Theory and Practice of Proposals

from The Andrew Lang Library · host Andrew Lang

In which the curious customs and varied modes of marriage proposals are examined through the lens of fiction, revealing both delicate proprieties and occasional breaches of decorum among suitors and their beloveds. The discussion lingers on the contrast between real-life awkwardness and the romanticised speeches of novelists, while pondering the ethical and artistic questions born of these passionate overtures.

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