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Welsh medieval poetry

Medieval Welsh poetry, while not culturally insular, had its own language and its own poetic forms. In world literature, medieval Welsh poetry is particularly distinctive in its critical perspective on social regulation of men’s sexuality. Medieval Welsh erotic poetry had a gender-political edge that remains today largely under-appreciated within the dominant gender discourse.

reading medieval Welsh erotic poetry: game & seduction

Medieval Welsh erotic poetry becomes much more meaningful from the perspective of modern comparative literature of game and sexual seduction. … Read the post reading medieval Welsh erotic poetry: game & seduction

Gwerful Mechain on women's control of men's sexuality

Gwerful Mechain of Powys, a Welsh poet of the late 15th century, complained of wives strictly controlling men’s sexuality. … Read the post Gwerful Mechain on women's control of men's sexuality

Dafydd ap Gwilym's penis under law in medieval Welsh poetry

Dafydd ap Gwilym’s penis poem from 14th-century Wales recognizes legal suppression and social disparagement. That contrasts with the vagina’s status. … Read the post Dafydd ap Gwilym's penis under law in medieval Welsh poetry