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  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

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Chastelaine de Vergi: the tragedy of men’s subservience to women

The medieval lai Chastelaine de Vergi tells of a knight subservient to his beloved chastelaine & an evil duchess manipulating her uxorious husband. … Read the post Chastelaine de Vergi: the tragedy of men’s subservience to women

Narcissus & Lai de l’Ombre: putting men into their gynocentric place

The lais Narcissus and Danae {Narcisus et Dané} and Lai of the Reflection {Lai de l’Ombre} put men into their gynocentric place in medieval Europe. … Read the post Narcissus & Lai de l’Ombre: putting men into their gynocentric place

Lienor overcame injustice with false accusation of rape in medieval romance

In Roman de la Rose ou de Guillaume de Dole, Lienor uses a false accusation of rape to recover her reputation, secure unjustified love & marry the emperor. … Read the post Lienor overcame injustice with false accusation of rape in medieval romance