"Eros and Etiology in Love's Labour's Lost" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbm213/ Author: Chalk, Darryl. Type: Journal Article Year: 2022 Publication Information: Humanities 11, no. 152 (2022). (https://doaj.org/article/dbd4df48bcd04afd8f4998065e43d8ae) DOI: 10.3390/h11060152 Annotation: Traces roots of Love's Labour's Lost dramaization of romance as a communicable disease to Neoplatonic tradition exemplified by Masrilio Ficino, which describes "lovesickness as kind of material contagion." Asserts importance of Love’s Labour’s Lost dramatization of lovesickness and its etiology, despite being overlooked by critics. English summary, online. Language: English Persons: Ficino, Marsilio Tags: Love's Labor's Lost, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Summer 2024 WSB Record Number: bbbm213