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  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
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Juvenal

reconstructing ancient songs for schoolboys: Juvenal vs. sugar & spice

Medieval schoolboys probably were taught to sing notated versions of Juvenal’s Satire 6, a worthy counterpoint to modern nursery rhymes celebrating girls. … Read the post reconstructing ancient songs for schoolboys: Juvenal vs. sugar & spice

no Juvenal kidding: Milesian tales, Asinarius & Brothers Grimm

From ancient Milesian tales to the medieval written Latin fabula Asinarius to the Brothers Grimm, masculine sexuality has been historically devalued. … Read the post no Juvenal kidding: Milesian tales, Asinarius & Brothers Grimm

Juvenal’s Satire 6 is no longer laughing matter

In his Satire 6, the Roman poet Juvenal criticizes marriage and women. What Juvenal wrote is no longer laughing matter. Satire needs a rebirth. … Read the post Juvenal’s Satire 6 is no longer laughing matter