Sympathizing with the Werewolf’s Wife: the Dynamics of Trust, Betrayal, and Bestiality in Bisclavret

What is it about?

This chapter explores the twelfth century poem Bisclavret and argues that the wife is not the villain of the story, and that she acts out of very valid fears of engaging in bestiality with her werewolf husband.

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Why is it important?

This interpretation challenges years of research that essentially argues the wife is at fault for "trapping" her husband in wolf form.