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  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
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Rabelais

pathetic stupidity of cuckolds described in medieval Latin literature

Men today are encouraged to accept being cuckolded by their wives. Medieval Latin literature, in contrast, ridiculed cuckolds as pathetic, stupid men. … Read the post pathetic stupidity of cuckolds described in medieval Latin literature

gestural philology of palm-inward v-sign

Gestural philology reveals that pioneering twelfth-century author Marie de France stimulated the palm-inward v-sign in the Archpriest of Talavera’s work. … Read the post gestural philology of palm-inward v-sign

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