The Byzantine scholar John Tzetzes’ Allegories of the Iliad is vital for recovering Homer’s effaced figure of Palamedes, a hero unlike Odysseus. … Read the post Homer effaced Palamedes to heroize word-twisting Odysseus
In the Aeneid, warriors wearing a golden sword-belt showing husband-killing Danaids indicates men’s delusions about violence and paternal authority. … Read the post shun Danaids, reject violence against men, and relearn the Aeneid
Medieval Latin freedom of speech subverted dominant vernacular discourse about women with the declaration cuius contrarium verum est. … Read the post medieval Latin freedom of speech: cuius contrarium
Boccaccio’s Decameron tells the epic history of Teodoro. Men will be freed from brutal captivity and will live long, happy lives in love with women. … Read the post Teodoro sets men free and returns them home happily
Pamphilus and its amplification in Juan Ruiz’s Libro de Buen Amor describe men’s wounds, abasement, labor, and failure to achieve true love. … Read the post Pamphilus: teaching men abasement, labor, and violence