The Romance of the Rose is a long poem narrating a man’s allegorical love-quest for a rose. Guillaume de Lorris wrote the the poem between 1225 and 1230. Jean de Meun between 1269 and 1278 extended the poem four times longer and gave the poem much greater imaginative range. The Romance of the Rose incorporates important voices of men’s sexed protest and also strongly affirms the goodness of heterosexual intercourse. The poem was a medieval best-seller. In current, more repressive cultures, some scholars consider it to be offensive.
After Peter Abelard was hatefully castrated for consensual sex, he was unjusly disparaged for being castrated. Women must abolish castration culture. … Read the post hateful castration culture: castrated Abelard disparaged & demeaned
The Romance of the Rose’s dream unites adoration of the Virgin Mary with ordinary incarnation through copulation. Realizing the dream is vital. … Read the post Romance of the Rose: vital dream of sexual fulfillment
In The Romance of the Rose, Genius urged men to plowing so as to perpetuate the human species. That’s needed in today’s difficult circumstances. … Read the post Genius urges plowing to perpetuate the human species
In a Dream, Gender speaks words of the Romance of the Rose, a book that Christine de Pizan set on the historical path to burning. … Read the post dream of Gender in The Romance of the Rose