In thirteenth-century France, Matheus (Mahieu) of Boulogne studied law and logic. He lived many years in Paris and became a well-connected cleric practicing canon law. He attended the Council of Lyon in 1274. Then he married the widow Petra. He was expelled from his church post for being a bigamist (marrying a widow). His wife Petra further made his life miserable. In 1290 or 1291, Matheolus (as he is commonly known) completed a 5,614 verse work in Latin, Lamentationes Matheoluli {Lamentations of Little, Little Matheus}. It’s a witty masterpiece of men’s sexed protest. Between 1380 and 1387, Jehan Le Fèvre loosely translated Matheolus’s work into French and added the contrasting work, Le livre de Leesce.
By the Middle Ages, masculinity was so devalued that Matheolus believed that he couldn’t confidently distinguish between a female ass and a man. … Read the post ass for lover: failing to distinguish men’s physical masculinity
Ovid, the great teacher of love in medieval Europe, came to be castrated and called a misogynist because the great goddess Cybele got angry with him. … Read the post Ovid castrated & called misogynist for defying goddess Cybele
Medieval literature indicates men’s inferiority in guile. Men are susceptible to false paternity beliefs irrespective of available technology. … Read the post men inferior in guile and manipulation of paternity