Medieval literature 5 Articles

by Jess Howe

What's meant anyway by the title phrase? The Society of Creative Anachronism defines its "Medieval Era" as 900-1600 AD. That covers an awful lot of ground with regards to world history. I've known people in the SCA who ...read more

by Holle Abee

The most important work from the medieval period is Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. A frame story, the tales contain several excellent examples of literary genre from the period and are also wonderfully entertaining. Also, the...read more

by Lorena Shannon

'We will make a strong bond of friendship. I will send you to Annwvyn in my place, and give you the loveliest woman you have ever seen to sleep with every night; moreover I will endow you with my shape and appearance so...read more

by Tina Mead

Women of the Middle Ages in Literature In 1929, Virginia Woolf, in her book "A Room of One's Own", said, "But almost without exception [women] are shown in their relation to men. It was strange to think that all the g...read more

by Corbin McGrath

Medieval literature is filled with tales of perilous adventures and valorous heroes. Many pieces of medieval literature are satirical and usually contain a message. Characters in medieval literature are often knights, kin...read more