Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, who lived about 965 in present-day western Germany, was a learned nun of a noble family. Her plays are pioneering works in Christian drama. She was a strong voice advocating love for men just as god created them.
The learned and compassionate nun Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, with appreciation for Ovid, instructed men in the ways of love with her play Calimachus. … Read the post Calimachus: Ovidian teaching for sexually desperate men
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim in Basilius and Gallicanus rejected requiring men to sacrifice their souls or their lives for women’s love. … Read the post Basilius & Gallicanus: Hrotsvit on men's entitlement to love
In her story of Gongolf, Hrotsvit associated mockery of miracles with cuckoldry. Like Solomon and Marcolf, Hrotsvit paired spiritual life and fleshly life. … Read the post Hrotsvit with Gongolf empathized with Solomon and Marcolf
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim dramatized concern for men subservient to Thais in her reworking of the Life of Saint Thais. … Read the post Hrotsvit of Gandersheim on men in the Life of Saint Thais