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R/AITA & Bisclavret

By Ryleigh Simmons AITA for leaving my husband and preventing him from turning back into a human after I found out why he kept disappearing for three days out of the week? My husband (27M) and I (23F) have been together for a while now. Every week, he disappears for three days and comes backContinue reading “R/AITA & Bisclavret”

Bisclavret Reimagined

Reflection Ever since I read Maria de France’s Bisclavret, I fell in love with the tale of a man turning into a werewolf, going through the struggle of being betrayed by ones he thought he loved only to be saved in the end by someone who truly loves him. As a story writer and loverContinue reading “Bisclavret Reimagined”

Bisclavret Knight & Lady POV

Modern story telling allows you to delve further into the minds of the characters and expose (maybe “expose” is too strong of a word…) a side of them that potentially confirms or denies what the audience previously thought about them. Often, when we are introduced to supporting characters in literature, we are given these flatContinue reading “Bisclavret Knight & Lady POV”

The Mysterious Bisclavret and His King (a potential manga adaptation – unessay 1)

The Mysterious Bisclavret and His King Prologue There once was a beautiful man who lived a happy life. None know his name, so we shall call him Bisclavret, the French name for “werewolf.” He was a knight and lord, well loved by the kingdom and his wife. This kingdom had problems, like most kingdoms, butContinue reading “The Mysterious Bisclavret and His King (a potential manga adaptation – unessay 1)”

Bisclavret tackles an issue that was revolutionary for its time. This is story was about a werewolf who was betrayed by his wife but it is deeper than that, it actually tackles a relationship between Bisclavret and the King. At face value, you may just assume they are just good friends but there is a hiddenContinue reading “Bisclavret”

Lanval Text Quest

https://lanvalquest.000webhostapp.com/ For my first project of the semester, I knew I wanted to do something with Marie de France. I say that but it’s sort of a lie. I did consider doing a text quest with Beowulf at first because, as an epic, it just has more action and grand adventure in it by natureContinue reading “Lanval Text Quest”

Bisclavret in four scenes

For my Unessay, I decided to do some painting. In the beginning, I wasn’t sure what medium I was going to use for this project as I had watercolors, acrylics, and I had a program on my computer that wasn’t just Paint. I decided to use the program since I could draw in layers andContinue reading “Bisclavret in four scenes”

To Define and Seek Out Truth: Beowulf and Marie de France Poetry

In order to avoid the controversial “the fish is this big” in fictional epic poems and stories like Beowulf and Marie de France’s Bisclavret and Chevrefoil truth must be established at the start and throughout the piece. In Chevrefoil, in the first and third line it says, “it’s my pleasure and I want truly…the truthContinue reading “To Define and Seek Out Truth: Beowulf and Marie de France Poetry”