They occupy so prominent a place in mediaeval literature, however, that we must bespeak a few moments' attention to their subjects.
The object of this work is to familiarize young students with the legends which form the staple of mediaeval literature.
This book is, therefore, not a manual of mediaeval literature, or a series of critical essays, but rather a synopsis of some of the epics and romances which formed the main part of the culture of those days.
To appreciate fully the chaste treatment of Chretien one must know some other forms of mediaeval literature, such as the fabliaux, farces, and morality plays, in which courtesy imposed no restraint.
The origin of the Legend of King Arthur, of the Round Table, of the Holy Graal, and of all the adventures and traditions connected with these centres, is one of the most intricate questions in the history of mediaeval literature.
The history of mediaeval literature, as distinguished from the history of the Middle Ages, need not concern itself with any conflict between the invaders and the older inhabitants of England.
Allegorical combats and debats (both in Latin and in the vernacular tongues) are frequent in mediaeval literature.
But inasmuch as mediaeval form and diction tend to remove further and further from classical standards, the whole discussion may seem a lucus a non lucendo for all the light it throws upon the effect of the Classics on mediaeval literature.
He had long been a student of mediaeval literature, not merely of that found in the English tongue, but of the much fuller and more varied work that had been produced at an early period on the continent.
There were few new departures, there was little originality, in the methods of mediaeval literature.
The minstrels reappear throughout Scott's studies in mediaeval literature, and were perhaps more interesting to him than any other part of the subject.
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