In Chrétien de Troyes’s Cligès, the Greek warrior Alexander was struck with love for Sordamour, the young, beautiful niece of King Arthur. … Read the post wisps of hair and imaginary arrow whip great warrior Alexander
In Erec et Enide, Erec claimed Joie de la Cort and fought the captive knight Mabonagrain in a mockery of courtly love. … Read the post Mabonagrain enthralled: Joie de la Cort shows folly of courtly love
Erec’s comedic words to his wife Enide in Chrétien’s medieval romance led to modern husbands’ self-abasing crediting of their achievements to their wives. … Read the post “all my success I owe to my wife”: don’t clap, just laugh
Chrétien de Troyes’ medieval romance Perceval, The Story of the Grail, points to the Holy Grail for breaking the spell of gynocentrism today. … Read the post with castrated father, Perceval taught to be woman-pleaser
Men are remarkably willing to make themselves women’s prisoners and to be completely subordinate to women, even to a man’s death. … Read the post “she wants you to be her prisoner”