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Medieval English Literature -- History Books
If you are studying the history of Medieval English Literature, here are resources that include chronologies, full bibliographies, details about important literary texts, historical information about the period and reception of works of literature, and more. Read more about the history of Medieval English Literature.
King Arthur
King Arthur appears in the literature of Geoffrey of Monmouth, Chrétien de Troyes, Geoffrey Chaucer, Marie de France, Sir Thomas Malory, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Mark Twain. But, who was he? Who was his queen? And what about the other figures of Arthurian myth and legend: Gawain, Lancelot, Merlin, and Modred?
Corpus of British Medieval Library Catalogues
"The aim of the 'Corpus' is to publish the extant catalogues of British medieval libraries, in 17 volumes."

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