Medieval Latin literature appreciated men’s sexuality as sacred. It also showed men’s tendency to gyno-idolatry and the possibility of women’s godly help. … Read the post women against gyno-idolatry help men in love
Helen and Paris’s love affair brought about the disastrous Trojan War, yet medieval poets imagined it romantically. Men’s deaths should matter more. … Read the post Helen and Paris’s love affair in medieval imagining
Medieval European culture supported ardent, profound love between women and men. Losing such love is a catastrophe for human welfare and society. … Read the post medieval men ardently, profoundly loved women
While old men may lack young men’s sexual vigor, medieval poetry of the Carmina Burana shows young men regarded old men as competitors in love. … Read the post medieval tension between young & old men in loving women
In meeting the Trojan woman Briseida, the ruthless, brutal Greek warrior Diomedes asked to be subservient to her in love and begged her for mercy. … Read the post Greek Diomedes madly loved Trojan Briseida during Trojan War