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. 2023 Feb;35(1):136-146.
doi: 10.1080/09540261.2023.2181058. Epub 2023 Mar 20.

Leonard Cohen: the duty of lovers

Ken Fuchsman

Leonard Cohen: the duty of lovers

Ken Fuchsman. Int Rev Psychiatry. 2023 Feb.

Abstract

Leonard Cohen sang that the duty of lovers is to tarnish the Golden Rule and that love is not a victory march but a cold and broken Hallelujah. This article explicates what erotics, romance, and love means in Cohen's songs. It compares his conception to those of other notable writers, then arrives at its own definition of love.

Keywords: Leonard Cohen; love; relationships; romance.

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