The book is Emendatio vitae —The Emending of Life—written in the 14th century by Richard Rolle, a Yorkshire hermit and mystic ...

William Langland likely wouldn’t know what to make of the latest way people are reading his poetry. In part, that’s because Langland died in 1386. But it’s also because his most famous work, Piers ...

She studies medieval literature, yet her research is as relevant today as ever. Cal State Fullerton professor Elise Wang is one of 28 scholars across the country selected for the 2024 Andrew Carnegie ...

English professor digs into “playful and weird” medieval texts and explains how modern communication is medieval Medieval literature is a treasure trove of weird linguistic surprises that defy ...

Those who study human culture must grapple with what amounts to an incomplete data set, since researchers are limited to poring over the books, manuscripts, paintings, sculptures, and other artifacts ...

Lesser known than some other beloved tales of larger-than-life heroes such as Gilgamesh, Beowulf and King Arthur, the Song of Wade is a case study in what happens when stories aren’t written down. The ...

King Arthur’s lasting renown is one for the books. But a statistical spotlight now shines on medieval European literature’s round table of lost and forgotten stories. An international team used a ...

An unprecedented record of medieval live comedy performance has been identified in a 15 th-century manuscript. Raucous texts – mocking kings, priests and peasants; encouraging audiences to get drunk; ...

Kyambogo University to host project on perspectives on both Ugandan and medieval literature When the late Ugandan scholar Pio Zirimu coined the term orature to describe the oral literary tradition of ...

Professor of English and Medieval Literature Dr. Dorsey Armstrong answers your questions about the Middle Ages from Twitter. Why is it called the "Middle" Ages? What activities did people do for fun?