And Margaret Does It Again!
Margaret Cavendish is a writer like none we have seen yet. Not only is she a very popular woman writer, who consistently wrote under her...
Yonec and Yonec Jr.
Before talking of any comparisons between the story of Yonec and the rest of the world, it is hard to not talk about the very clear...
Lanval and his Fairy Love
Unlike a lot of Marie de France's work, Lanval ended up having a quite nice and happy ending. Even though he was, wrongly and rightly,...
When the Beast Isn't the Villian
Bisclavret is the first Marie de France story I have read that has a very clear supernatural influence and focus. Instead of being...
The REAL Medieval Marriage
Within the BBC documentary, “Medieval Marriages”, it is easily shown that the marriages during Marie de France’s time truly and...
Noble knights and cunning women?
When reading the history of Marie de France, her prolouge to her Lais, and the first story (Equitan) I was struck by a realization that I...
Virginia and the Wolf
It is so very interesting when you are able to pick up a piece of text that could've been written months, decades, or hundreds of...
