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Highlights

  • 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

medieval romance

romance of rescuing damsel imprisoned in tower, transgressed

A man rescuing an imprisoned damsel is a gendered romance convention. The 16th century author Straparola progressively transgressed gender and romance. … Read the post romance of rescuing damsel imprisoned in tower, transgressed

true hero Malgherita Spolatina swam sea to Teodoro, her Leander

Straparola with Malgherita Spolatina & Teodoro in Le Piacevoli Notti gender-reversed the myth of Hero & Leander and provided a shining example. … Read the post true hero Malgherita Spolatina swam sea to Teodoro, her Leander

epic violence against men involves women

From a privileged position, medieval women inspired & judged epic violence against men. All women should love men and act to lessen violence against men. … Read the post epic violence against men involves women

Roman de Thèbes reoriented ending of Statius’s Thebaid

The Roman de Thèbes ends more auspiciously for ending epic violence against men than does Statius’s Thebaid. Women’s laments for dead men aren’t sufficient. … Read the post Roman de Thèbes reoriented ending of Statius’s Thebaid

Penthesilea & her Amazon women warriors fought and died like men

Amazon Queen Penthesilea bought 1000 women warriors to the Trojan War. Penthesilea and more than half the Amazon women died fighting in the war. … Read the post Penthesilea & her Amazon women warriors fought and died like men

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