The art of seduction : [an indispensible primer on the ultimate form of power

This Exploration Of The Most Subtle, Elusive, And Effective Form Of Power Is An Analysis Of Civilization's Greatest Seducers, From Cleopatra To Jfk, As Well As The Classic Literature Of Seduction From Freud To Kierkegaard And Ovid To Casanova. Robert Greene Once Again Identifies The Rules Of A Timeless, Amoral Game And Explores How To Cast A Spell, Break Down Resistance, And, Ultimately, Compel A Target To Surrender. Presenting The Timeless Profiles Of Each Type Of Seducer And The Twenty-four Maneuvers That Will Guide You Step By Step In The Game Of Seduction, This Is An Indispensable Primer Of Persuasion That Reveals The Timeless Power Of This Age-old Art.--from Publisher Description. The Seductive Character -- The Siren -- The Rake -- The Ideal Lover -- The Dandy -- The Natural -- The Coquette -- The Charmer -- The Charismatic -- The Star -- The Anti-seducer -- The Seducer's Victims : The Eighteen Types -- The Seductive Process -- Phase One : Separation : Stirring Interest And Desire -- Choose Your Right Victim -- Create A False Sense Of Security : Approach Indirectly -- Send Mixed Signals -- Appear To Be An Object Of Desire : Create Triangles -- Create A Need : Stir Anxiety And Discontent -- Master The Art Of Insinuation -- Enter Their Spirit -- Create Temptation -- Phase Two : Lead Astray : Creating Pleasure And Confusion -- Keep Them In Suspense : What Comes Next? -- Use The Demonic Power Of Words To Sow Confusion -- Pay Attention To Detail -- Poeticize Your Presence -- Disarm Through Strategic Weakness And Vulnerability -- Confuse Desire And Reality : The Perfect Illusion -- Isolate The Victim -- Phase Three : The Precipice : Deepening The Effect Through Extreme Measures -- Prove Yourself -- Effect A Regression -- Stir Up The Transgressive And Taboo -- Use Spiritual Lures -- Mix Pleasure With Pain -- Phase Four : Moving In For The Kill -- Give Them Space To Fall : The Pursuer Is Pursued -- Use Physical Lures -- Master The Art Of The Bold Move -- Beware The Aftereffects -- Appendix A: Seductive Environment/seductive Time -- Appendix B: Soft Seduction : How To Sell Anything To The Masses. Robert Greene. A Joost Elffers Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 455-456) And Index. Cover ......Page 1 Contents ......Page 11 Preface ......Page 19 Part One: The Seductive Character ......Page 29 The Siren ......Page 33 The Rake ......Page 45 The Ideal Lover ......Page 57 The Dandy ......Page 69 The Natural ......Page 81 The Coquette ......Page 95 The Charmer ......Page 107 The Charismatic ......Page 123 The Star ......Page 147 The Anti-Seducer ......Page 159 The Seducer's Victims - The 18 Types ......Page 175 Part Two: The Seductive Process ......Page 189 Phase One: Separation - Stirring Interest and Desire ......Page 193 1 Choose the Right Victim......Page 195 2 Create a False Sense of Security-Approach Indirectly......Page 205 3 Send Mixed Signals......Page 213 4 Appear to Be an Object of Desire - Create Triangles......Page 223 5 Create a Need - Stir Anxiety and Discontent ......Page 231 6 Master the Art of Insinuation ......Page 239 7 Enter Their Spirit ......Page 247 8 Create Temptation ......Page 257 Phase Two: Lead Astray - Creating Pleasure and Confusion ......Page 267 9 Keep Them in Suspense - What Comes Next? ......Page 269 10 Use the Demonic Power of Words to Sow Confusion ......Page 279 11 Pay Attention to Details ......Page 293 12 Poeticize Your Presence ......Page 305 13 Disarm Through Strategic Weakness and Vulnerability ......Page 313 14 Confuse Desire and Reality - The Perfect Illusion ......Page 323 15 Isolate the Victim ......Page 337 Phase Three: The Precipice - Deepening the Effect Through Extreme Measures ......Page 347 16 Prove Yourself ......Page 349 17 Effect a Regression ......Page 361 18 Stir Up the Transgressive and Taboo ......Page 377 19 Use Spiritual Lures ......Page 387 20 Mix Pleasure with Pain ......Page 397 Phase Four: Moving In for the Kill ......Page 409 21 Give Them Space to Fall - The Pursuer Is Pursued ......Page 411 22 Use Physical Lures ......Page 421 23 Master the Art of the Bold Move ......Page 433 24 Beware the Aftereffects ......Page 443 Appendix A: Seductive Environment/Seductive Time ......Page 459 Appendix B: Soft Seduction: How to Sell Anything to the Masses ......Page 469 Selected Bibliography ......Page 483 Index ......Page 485 This mesmerizing exploration of the most subtle, elusive, and effective form of power is a masterful analysis of civilization's greatest seducers, from Cleopatra to JFK, as well as the classic literature of seduction from Freud to Kierkegaard and Ovid to Casanova. Robert Greene once again identifies the rules of a timeless, amoral game and explores how to cast a spell, break down resistance, and, ultimately, compel a target to surrender. Presenting the timeless profiles of each type of seducer and the twenty-four maneuvers that will guide you step by step in the game of seduction, The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer of persuasion that reveals the timeless power of this age-old art. When raised to the level of art, seduction has toppled empires, won elections, and enslaved great minds . . . What kind of seducer do you want to be? The Siren Everything must dazzle. The Rake Your greatest asset is your (bad) reputation. The Ideal Lover Embody their secret fantasies. The Dandy Stir their repressed desires. The Natural Be spontaneous, make them feel at ease. Seem innocent. The Coquette Always keep them wanting more. Be a lease. The Charmer Flattery will get you everywhere. The Charismatic Radiate intensity, mystery, detachment. The Star When all else fails, be worshipped