How We All Became Obsessed With Romantic Love | The Hook Up Podcast

Throughout most of history, marriage wasn’t seen as something you did ‘for love’. We paired up for resources, family alliances and survival - so when did it change? In this episode, we explore the history of romantic love and how it’s changed from ancient love poems and medieval knights, to Shakespeare and modern romcoms.  SHOW NOTES: The World's Oldest Love Poem: The Love Song of Shu-Sin: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/750/the-worlds-oldest-love-poem/ Ancient Egyptian love poems https://www.metmuseum.org/-/media/files/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/egyptian/facsimiles/2015-16_lovepoetry_web.pdf Chaucer and the origins of Valentine’s Day https://college.unc.edu/2020/02/chaucer-valentines/ How Shakespeare Shaped Romance https://existingcustomers.oxfordhomeschooling.co.uk/blog/how-shakespeare-shaped-romance/#:~:text=William%20Shakespeare%20revolutionised%20literature%20with,is%20understood%20and%20depicted%20worldwide. Courtly love https://www.worldhistory.org/Courtly_Love/ How Romanticism Ruined Love https://www.abc.net.au/religion/how-romanticism-ruined-love/10096750 The History of Romance https://compacthistories.com/history/the-history-of-romance/ https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/history-romance Post Romantic Era https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/58180/1/are-we-living-in-a-post-romantic-era-dating-apps-emotional-labour 00:00 - coming up 00:40 - intro 04:56 - the earliest example of romantic love 07:10 - Ancient Egypt 08:40 - Ancient Greece 10:07 - the Romans 13:40 - Ancient China 16:20 - Ancient India 17:36 - Major turning point: middle ages 23:50 - Shakespeare 27:08 - the romantic era 35:00 - romantic love now 36:40 - post romantic era The Hook Up is an ABC podcast, produced by triple j. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.