Reading Plays | Alexandria
Read Plays by Roswitha of Gandersheim. Rewriting history, a 10th-century nun penned bawdy tales of seduction, martyrdom, and female desire that predate Shakespeare by 600 years. Roswitha's daring plays subverted expectations by transforming "sinful" pagan stories into Christian morality tales while preserving their sensual essence - proving medieval women weren't as repressed as we think.