The wife of a peasant from Bailleul told him he was dead. He believed her. As a result, he was cuckolded before his very own, living, seeing eyes. … Read the post don't believe your wife if she tells you you're dead
The classical Arabic story of al-Farazdaq and the medieval fabliau Le Chevalier Qui Fesoit Les Cons Parler intricately address nude, bathing maidens. … Read the post nude, bathing maidens: classical Arabic poetry and fabliau
Combining sex, crime, and outrage, retellings of the widow of Ephesus story have long been at the sweet spot of communicative attention. … Read the post widow of Ephesus story in three retellings
Richeut provides medieval estates satire addressing paternity establishment, paternity fraud, and child support. This satire remains relevant today. … Read the post Richeut: 12th-century tale of paternity fraud & child support
Unlike the miracle of the pregnant abbess, a cuckolded husband delivered of an unwanted child wasn’t included in medieval handbooks for preparing homilies. … Read the post the pregnant abbess, the nun of Watton & cuckolded husbands
Men must understanding the tales of William, Nastagio, and Federigo, from fabliau Guillaume au Faucon and Decameron 5.8 & 5.9. Shun chivalric abasement. … Read the post William, Nastagio, Federigo: ignorant men in love
Trubert presents a sociopathic trickster carrying out random acts of violence. One trick assumes the medical superiority of an Oriental physician. … Read the post Trubert, 13th-century French fabliau, parodies Oriental physician
The fabliau Le Vilain Mire (The Peasant Doctor), like the life of Saint Blaise, includes curing a young person with a fishbone stuck in the throat. … Read the post Le vilain mire parodied Saint Blaise's fishbone cure
The literary ingenuity of the Old French petticoat fabliau distinguishes it from other fabliaux telling similar stories of successful cuckolding. … Read the post petticoat fabliau: story-acting solves real problem
Laughter in fabliaux copes with violence against men. Violence against men is more severe than violence against women. That isn’t socially recognized. … Read the post violence against men in fabliaux and reality