MIDDLE

ENGLISH PERIOD
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The best example of the romance of the Middle
Ages attributed to the Pearl Poet (14th century)
Medieval Romance is a long narrative poem
idealizing knight errantry. As such, it pictures
chivalrous knights engaged in a number of
adventures to protect their King, to pay
homage to their lady love and to prove
their honor.
Le Morte d'Arthur
Originally written in eight books, Sir Thomas
Mallory’s collection of stories revolves around the
life and adventures of King Arthur and the Knights
of the Round Table.
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer’s frame narrative (story within a
story) which showcases the stories told by 29 pilgrims
on their way to the shrine of the martyr Saint Thomas
Becket at Canterbury - the seat of religious activities
during the Middle English period. The collection of tales
presents a microcosm of the Middle English society
composed of the nobility, the religious, the merchant
class and the commoners.