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Scholar's mate was named and described in The Royall Game of Chesse-Play, a 1656 text by Francis Beale which adapted the work of the early chess writer Gioachino Greco. [1] The example given above is an adaptation of that reported by Beale.
The colour wheel theory of love is an idea created by the Canadian psychologist John Alan Lee that describes six love [1] styles, using several Latin and Greek words for love. First introduced in his book Colours of Love: An Exploration of the Ways of Loving (1973), Lee defines three primary, three secondary, and nine tertiary love styles ...
Variations on the Word Love is a poem about love by Margaret Atwood, who is regarded as one of Canada's greatest living writers. [1] The poem appears in True Stories ( Oxford University Press , 1981), her 9th poem collection, [ 2 ] which is dedicated to Carolyn Forche . [ 3 ]
The love of the scholar and the beauty "sharply contrasts" with depictions in late Ming fiction, where love is erotic rather than spiritual. In the caizi jiaren novel, "sentiment replaces libido" and "refined, internal feelings replace vulgar, external sensations". [8] One characteristic of the early Qing works is the mutual respect between the ...
Héloïse heavily influenced Abelard's ethics, theology, and philosophy of love. [7] [8] A scholar of Cicero following in his tradition, [9] Heloise writes of pure friendship and pure unselfish love. Her letters critically develop an ethical philosophy in which intent is centrally placed as critical for determining the moral correctness or "sin ...
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate is a 1992 nonfiction book by Baptist pastor Gary Chapman. [1] It outlines five general ways that romantic partners express and experience love, which Chapman calls "love languages".
Ovid's ironic humor has led scholars to project the idea that Amores functions kind of playful game, both in the context of its relationship with other poetic works, and in the thematic context of love as well. [29] The theme of love as a playful, humorous game is developed though the flirtatious and lighthearted romance described. [30]
For example, an Italian could use the term "Barber's mate" in Italian but would certainly say "Scholar's mate" when speaking in English. Similarly a person speaking in Italian would say "Barber's mate" regardless of whether they are in Italy or somewhere else. I think the section should really list languages instead of countries/regions.