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Joseph II’s View of Love|What Devotion Hid Behind the Enlightened Emperor’s Reforms?
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. Few monarchs in 18th-century Europe embodied such passion and contradiction in equal measure. As an enlightened despot, he relentlessly pursued reforms—abolishing serfdom, promoting religious tolerance, and... -
Ikkyu Sojun’s View of Love|What Truth Did the Rebel Monk Find Between Love and Desire?
On a moonlit night in Kyoto, the pale light brushed over the tiled rooftops.Down a narrow alley walked a lone monk, a gourd in his hand and a love letter hidden in his robe—his name was Ikkyū Sōjun. Known to many as the witty and mischie... -
Raffaello’s View of Love|What Fleeting Love Did the Painter of Beauty Capture?
The Renaissance city of Florence. Spring rain falls on cobbled streets, and a faint scent of roses drifts through the alleys. There, a boy held a paintbrush—Raphael Sanzio. Praised as a "genius of beauty," he would later be counted among... -
Sakamoto Ryoma’s View on Love|What was the “tender love” shown by the hero of the late Tokugawa era?
He was called the Hero of the Late Tokugawa Era — Sakamoto Ryoma. He forged the Satsuma–Choshu Alliance, advanced the restoration of imperial rule,and became a driving force behind Japan’s transformation into a modern nation. Yet the rea... -
Napoleon’s View of Love|Who Was the One Woman an Emperor Couldn’t Possess?
A boy born on the Mediterranean island of Corsica would one day build an empire and shake the world— Napoleon Bonaparte. Racing through the storms of revolution and triumphing on countless battlefields,his life was forever shadowed by tw...
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