Arthurian romance, also known as the Matter of Britain, is a type of medieval romance that tells of British kings, knights, and ladies. Particularly distinctive subjects are King Arthur, Camelot, and the quest for the Holy Grail. In 1138, Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote in Latin a pseudo-historical account of British kings from the foundation of a New Troy in Britain up to Anglo-Saxon control of Britain in the seventh century. Following Geoffrey’s influential work were many Arthurian romances written in later twelfth and thirteenth century. Chrétien de Troyes late in the twelfth-century wrote French verse Arthurian romances, particularly Lancelot, that were interpreted to promoting men’s servitude to women in love (chivalric love / courtly love).
In the Middle English romance Sir Gawain and The Carle of Carlisle, Gawain with courtly manners and sexual dynamism transcends gyno-idolatry for redemption. … Read the post Sir Gawain’s courtly manners & sexual dynamism transcend gyno-idolatry
In the Alliterative Morte Arthure, the Genoan giant, King Arthur, and Mordred suffer wounds to their genitals within continuing gynocentric oppression. … Read the post Alliterative Morte Arthure: sexual violence against men & cuckolding
In Chrétien de Troyes’s Erec et Enide, Erec’s arduous shit-test for Enide promoted the traditional understanding of chivalry over inhumane courtly love. … Read the post Erec testing Enide: the ultimate reverse shit-test
Although Chrétien de Troyes wrote Cligès in the vernacular, he built upon Latin literature of saints’ lives, Islamic medicine, Solomon and Marcolf, etc. … Read the post saintly Fenice in Cligès shows scope of medieval Latin literature
Chrétien de Troyes’s 12th-century French romance Cligès shows that conservative medieval women resisted progress to gender equality in amorous solicitation. … Read the post conservative medieval women impeded progress toward gender equality