18 books like English literature at the close of the Middle Ages

What to read after English literature at the close of the Middle Ages — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

A guide to the Middle English metrical romances Anna Hunt Billings · 1901 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Make diversity your competitive advantage To reap the full benefits of diversity and inclusion, today's forward thinking companies look past "diversity" training towards a more comprehensive, holistic business approach. These leaders incorporate diversity and inclusion into every aspect of business culture, employee engagement, talent management and market penetration.Trailblazers reveals the… Shares: English Romances, Knights and knighthood in literature, Bibliography, Civilization

Malory Eugène Vinaver · 1929 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Sir Thomas Malory was an English writer, the author of Le Morte d'Arthur, the classic English-language chronicle of the Arthurian legend, compiled and in most cases translated from French sources, and published by the famed London printer William Caxton in 1485. Much of Malorys life history is obscure, but he identified himself as a "knight prisoner", apparently reflecting that he was either a… Shares: English Romances, Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Romances

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Meg Stainsby · 1992 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle English late 14th-century chivalric romance in alliterative verse. The author is unknown; the title was given centuries later. It is one of the best-known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of folk motifs: the beheading game and the exchange of winnings. Written in stanzas of alliterative verse, each of which ends in a rhyming bob and… Shares: Knights and knighthood in literature, Bibliography, Romances, Arthurian romances

Iwain Arthur Charles Lewis Brown · 1903 · 147p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Ywain , also known as Yvain and Owain (among many other spellings), is a Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. Tradition often portrays him as the son of King Urien of Gorre and of either the supernatural figure Modron or the sorceress Morgan. The historical Owain mab Urien, the basis of the literary character, ruled as the king of Rheged in Britain during the late-6th century. Shares: Knights and knighthood in literature, Romances, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

Le Morte d'Arthur Thomas Malory · 1557 · ★ 3.9 · 518p · ≈ 17h · Demanding Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, ungrammatical Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table—along with their respective folklore. In order to tell a "complete" story of Arthur from his conception to his… Shares: English Romances, Kings and rulers in literature, Romances, Arthurian romances

The book of romance Andrew Lang · 1902 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Challenging From the Andrew Lang prismatic series, this is the "Book of Romance", a most attractive selection of what the editor calls "fairy-tales grown up," the Round Table romances and similar stories, with colored pictures and line pictures by H. J . Ford-making a book for the reside dreaming of romantic curly-heads, who will be unaware that they are learning the lore of their race… Shares: Romances, Arthurian romances, English literature

The Arthurian legend in the literatures of the Spanish Peninsula William J. Entwistle · 1925 · ★ 5.0 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Shares: Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

La légende arthurienne et le Graal Jean Marx · 1952 · 410p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares: Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

The quest of the Holy Grail Jessie L. Weston · 1913 · 162p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Published in 1965: In the following pages the author has endeavoured to give, as clearly and concisely as possible, a description of the literature composing the Grail cycle, an analysis of its content and a survey of the leading theories to which this perplexing body of romance has given rise. Shares: Knights and knighthood in literature, Romances, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

Tennyson's Idylls of the king Mungo William MacCallum · 1894 · 435p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Tennyson interprets the Arthurian myth as an epic poem, tracing the birth of a king; the founding, fellowship, and decline of the Round Table; and the king's inevitable departure. Shares: Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

Essays on Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the king Harold Littledale · 1893 · 331p · ≈ 11h · Challenging This 1893 volume offers a collection of essays examining Tennyson's poem cycle on the Arthurian legend. This book was created from a scan of the original artifact, and as such the text of the book is not selectable or searchable. Shares: Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

Arthurian Revival Debra Mancoff · 2014 · 330p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Discrete inquiries into 15 forms of the Arthurian legends produced over the last century explore how they have altered the tradition. They consider works from the US and Europe, and those aimed at popular and elite audiences. The overall conclusion is that the "Arthurian revival" is an ongoing event, and has become multivalent, multinational, and multimedia. Originally published in 1992. Shares: Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance (Celtic Interest) Roger Sherman Loomis · 1926 · 371p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Loomis explores the theory that the Arthurian Romances are based on Celtic Myths, transmitted to French by Breton bards. He explores the links between the Irish Sagas, the Welsh Mabinogion, and the various forms of the Arthurian Legends. He links Gawain with the Irish hero Cuchulain, Merlin to Mider, and the Grail to the cauldron of the Dagda and the Lia Fail. Shares: Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

Arthurian tradition & Chrétien de Troyes Roger Sherman Loomis · 1949 · 503p · ≈ 16h · Challenging King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance, and Arthur's knights as the gods of sun and storm. If Loomis's arguments are accepted, where does… Shares: Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

Sir Thomas Malory Marylyn Parins · 2002 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for themselves, for example, comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels. The carefully selected sources range… Shares: Kings and rulers in literature, Romances, Arthurian romances

The development of Arthurian romance Roger Sherman Loomis · 1963 · ★ 3.0 · 199p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Stimulating and masterly study examines the evolution of the great mass of fiction surrounding the Arthurian legend in Western literature — from Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain and the collection of Welsh tales known as The Mabinogion, to Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian stories, the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach, and such English masterpieces as Sir Gawain and the Green… Shares: Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Romances, Arthurian romances

Méliador Jean Froissart · 1895 Shares: Romances, Arthurian romances

Arthurian Legend Margaret J. C. Reid · 2014 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Moderate First published in 1938, this study explores the reception of the mythology of King Arthur by modern poets and playwrights. More specifically, the author explores the lineage of the legendary material since the first edition of Malory in 1485, exploring a vast range of artists who have made use of it: Spenser, Milton and Dryden, Wordsworth, Tennyson, Hardy, Matthew Arnold, and even Wagner. The… Shares: Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

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