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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

medieval romance

medieval hero Ille shows problem of men’s self-esteem

Men’s deeds have wrongly defined men’s self-esteem. The medieval romance Ille et Galleron shows a man struggling to gain a better sense of his worth. … Read the post medieval hero Ille shows problem of men’s self-esteem

women’s relational aggression and cruelty in Galeran de Bretagne

Jean Renaut’s medieval romance Galeran de Bretagne includes realistic but heightened scenes of women’s relational aggression and cruelty. … Read the post women’s relational aggression and cruelty in Galeran de Bretagne

Esmerée courageously offered healing to lovesick Galeran

In the medieval romance Galeran de Bretagne, the noble woman Esmerée courageously offered to have sex with Galeran to heal his suffering in lovesickness. … Read the post Esmerée courageously offered healing to lovesick Galeran

Guillaume de Palerne’s medieval dream of gender equality in love

The medieval romance Guillaume de Palerne shows concern for gender equality in love even along with epic violence against men. … Read the post Guillaume de Palerne’s medieval dream of gender equality in love

Queen Eufeme falsely accused Malduit-Silence of attempted rape

In the medieval Roman de Silence, Malduit remained silent about Eufeme falsely accusing him of attempted rape until Merlin prompted truth-telling. … Read the post Queen Eufeme falsely accused Malduit-Silence of attempted rape

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