Nightingale's Gone Wrong
Nightingale's are commonly seen across literature as a singer and symbol of love. They are birds with gorgeous stories to tell, but...
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...
Courtly Love with a Twist
Before talking about Marie de France, and her Lais, Le Fresne, I think it's important to talk about the video we watched about courtly...
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...
