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Ikkyū Sōjun’s View on Love — A Zen Monk of Moon, Sake, and Forbidden Love
The night in Kyoto is slowly caressed by the moonlight.Down a quiet alley, a lone Zen monk slips away.In his hand, a gourd bottle; in his bosom, a love lette... -
Raffaello Sanzio’s View on Love ― A Portrait of Love by the Genius of Beauty ―
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—... -
Sakamoto Ryoma’s View on Love — A Man Who Loved Freely, Like the Wind
The man known as the storm child of the Bakumatsu era—Sakamoto Ryoma. He brokered the Satsuma-Choshu Alliance, helped bring about the Restoration of Imperial... -
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Philosophy of Love — The Woman Who Dwelt in the Emperor’s Heart
In 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Rising from the chaos of the French Revolution, he would go on to redraw the map...
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