In the epic cycle Guillaume d’Orange, the former Saracen queen Guiborc on her deathbed admirably asked her Frankish husband William for forgiveness. … Read the post did Guiborc offend her husband William of Orange?
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
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
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
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