Insatiability of women
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| + | "To all intents and purposes, the [[Insatiability of women|human female is sexually insatiable]] in the presence of the highest degree of sexual satiation" --''[[The Nature and Evolution of Female Sexuality]]'' (1972) by Mary Jane Sherfey | ||
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| + | “All [[witchcraft]] comes from [[carnal lust]], which is in [[Insatiability of women|women insatiable]].”--''[[Malleus Maleficarum]]'' (1487) by Heinrich Kramer | ||
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| - | :"Contrary to the modern stereotype that views males as more [[sexual arousal|susceptible to sexual desire]] than females, during the Middle Ages women were often seen as much more lustful than men. General opinion held that men were more rational, active creatures and closer to the spiritual realm, while women were [[carnal]] by nature and thus more [[materialistic]]. In the ''[[Decameron]]'' there are many examples of [[lusty women]] with [[insatiable]] desires. The nuns in [[III.1]] ("whereas a single cock is quite sufficient for ten hens, ten men are hard put to satisfy ten women," 198), [[Alibech]], who develops a taste for "[[putting the devil back in Hell]]" in [[III.10]], and the wife of [[Calandrino]] ("this woman's going to be the death of me... with her insatiable lust..." 661) in IX.3 are just a few examples." [[Decameron web]][http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/society/sex/sexual-desire.shtml] | + | The [[female stereotype|stereotype]] of the '''sexually insatiable woman''' has been a popular trope since the biographies of [[Messalina]] and [[Cleopatra]] were published in [[Roman antiquity]]. Messalina's exploits were published in Pliny's [[Natural History]]. |
| - | == See also == | + | The [[medieval tale collection]] the ''[[Decameron]]'' has the archetype in the stories about the nuns in [[III.1]] ("whereas a single cock is quite sufficient for ten hens, ten men are hard put to satisfy ten women," 198), [[Alibech]], who is gladly "[[putting the devil back in Hell]]" in [[III.10]], and the wife of [[Calandrino]] ("this woman's going to be the death of me... with her insatiable lust..." 661) in IX.3. |
| + | In the ''[[Malleus Maleficarum]]'' (1486) one reads that “all witchcraft comes from carnal lust, which is in [[Insatiability of women|women insatiable]].” | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Femme fatale]] | ||
| + | *[[Medieval erotica]] | ||
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| *[[Lassata, sed non satiata]] | *[[Lassata, sed non satiata]] | ||
| *[[Antifeminist literature of the Middle Ages]] | *[[Antifeminist literature of the Middle Ages]] | ||
| + | *[[Nymphomania]] | ||
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"To all intents and purposes, the human female is sexually insatiable in the presence of the highest degree of sexual satiation" --The Nature and Evolution of Female Sexuality (1972) by Mary Jane Sherfey “All witchcraft comes from carnal lust, which is in women insatiable.”--Malleus Maleficarum (1487) by Heinrich Kramer |
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The stereotype of the sexually insatiable woman has been a popular trope since the biographies of Messalina and Cleopatra were published in Roman antiquity. Messalina's exploits were published in Pliny's Natural History.
The medieval tale collection the Decameron has the archetype in the stories about the nuns in III.1 ("whereas a single cock is quite sufficient for ten hens, ten men are hard put to satisfy ten women," 198), Alibech, who is gladly "putting the devil back in Hell" in III.10, and the wife of Calandrino ("this woman's going to be the death of me... with her insatiable lust..." 661) in IX.3.
In the Malleus Maleficarum (1486) one reads that “all witchcraft comes from carnal lust, which is in women insatiable.”
See also
- Femme fatale
- Medieval erotica
- Medieval worldview
- Insatiability
- Female stereotype
- Female infidelity
- Lassata, sed non satiata
- Antifeminist literature of the Middle Ages
- Nymphomania
