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
The female gaze is so powerful that in ancient Danish history Princess Syritha nearly defeated love of Viking giant-slayer Othar by her demure gaze. … Read the post Syritha’s female gaze nearly defeated giant-slayer Othar
The sword-scabbard exemplum in Partonope of Blois emphasizes gender symmetry in jealousy and ignores gender asymmetry in effects of cuckolding. … Read the post jealousy, fear of cuckolding & gender in Partonope’s exemplum
The 12th-century romance Partonopeu of Blois tells of the boy Partonopeu growing from rapist to Emperor of Byzantine in marriage to Melior. … Read the post medieval romance: Melior led Partonopeu into rape and marriage
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