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  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

1001 Nights

cuckolded and raped: forestalling the fate of Shahzaman & Shahrayar

In the Arabian Nights, the kings Shahzaman & Shahrayar were cuckolded and raped. They resolved never again to marry. There’s more to learn from Shahrazad. … Read the post cuckolded and raped: forestalling the fate of Shahzaman & Shahrayar

frame tales: comparison of Decameron and 1001 Nights

Structural differences between the frame tales of the Decameron and 1001 Nights plausibly relate to differences between oral tales and written literature. … Read the post frame tales: comparison of Decameron and 1001 Nights

weeping-dog tale from ancient India traverses western Eurasia

Recastings of the weeping-dog tale across western Eurasia for more than a millennium indicate popular belief in men’s foolishness and women’s guile. … Read the post weeping-dog tale from ancient India traverses western Eurasia

rosewater for sensual revival in the ancient world

An early twelfth-century rosewater bottle from the Islamic world indicates rosewater’s sensual value. … Read the post rosewater for sensual revival in the ancient world

Aziz and Aziza in love with Daphnis and Chloe

The story of Aziz and Aziza from the Arabian Nights outrageously re-arranges the romance of Daphnis and Chloe from an ancient Greek novel. … Read the post Aziz and Aziza in love with Daphnis and Chloe

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