Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Sadi
This site from Fordham University contains a copy of Sa'di's poem "The Bustan".
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The University of Virginia provides the full text of the Middle English narrative poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: The Elegies of the Exeter Book
The poems in the Exeter Book known as the 'Old English elegies' focus on loss, separation, and the transience of earthly things. This article explores these poems, which include The Wanderer and The Wife's Lament, and highlights the...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Language and Voice
From the development of Old and Middle English to the innovations of William Caxton and the printing press: explore language and voice in the medieval period.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: An Introduction
This article explores Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and reflects on how he approached his own translation of the poem.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Sir Patrick Spence
Original text of the medieval popular ballad "Sir Patrick Spence" (also known as "Sir Patrick Spens")
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Rubaiyat
Fordham University gives a complete version of the 500 verses of the Rubaiyat translated by E.H. Whinfield.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer
Click on numbers 1-10 for Middle English versions of the most famous of Geoffrey Chaucer's prologues and tales from "The Canterbury Tales." Other links will take you to more of Chaucer's works.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: What Is the Owl and the Nightingale About?
"The Owl and the Nightingale" is one of the earliest substantial texts to be written in Middle English. Read an overview of this poem and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Read an overview of the poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Le Morte Darthur
Read an overview of the poem "Le Morte Darthur" by Thomas Malory and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Beowulf
Read an overview of the Old English poem "Beowulf" and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
Harvard University
The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: Lyric Poetry
A brief note about the English lyric poetry prior to Chaucer and how it relates to Chaucer's "tales." Links provided to related topics.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: A Prelude to Beowulf
Before reading the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, "Beowulf," students should explore the Dark Ages through researching the fundamental characteristics of the art and literature produced during this period. This website provides links for doing...
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Robin Hood and Allin a Dale
The text of a ballad about Robin Hood, collected by Francis James Child in a work called, "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, the...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Vision of Piers Plowman
This etext features the full text of the Middle English narrative poem "Piers Plowman" by Langland, William (1330?-1400?) provided by the etext library of the University of Virginia.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: "Beowulf" (In Old English)
This Fordham University site offers the Klaeber edition of the Old English Beowulf in its entirety, with a link to a modern English translation.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Prose Version) by Anonymous
This is the full text of a prose version of the Medieval British Literature epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, author unknown. It also provides prefaces for the first and second editions and notes about the work.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Chaucer: Introduction
This is an introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer and his major contribution to Middle English literature in The Canterbury Tales. He is known as ""The Father of English Poetry." The essential questions for the unit focuse on his skill with...
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: The Divine Comedy
Conveniently divided into Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, this site allows one to read Dante's classic poem online, or download the text. Illustrations appear when the text is read online.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Jean Clopinel De Meun
An encyclopedia article about the second author of the Romance of the Rose, Jean Clopines de Meun (or Meung). The article focuses on classical and medieval sources. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Introduction to Practical Criticism
An in-depth learning module in literary criticism. Students read and listen to a poem by Sir Thomas Wyatt and an excerpt from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and analyze their structure and meaning. Includes multiple-choice quizzes.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: The Canterbury Tales: Reading Chaucer Across Time
Through a focus on digitized images of manuscripts and print editions of Chaucer's work, students will develop their understanding of how his poetry has been produced and read over the centuries.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Eustache Deschamps
This site from Bibliomania.com provies the reader with several examples from the original French poetry of Eustache deschamps. Site is worth checking out on the subject, and contains notes to the translation.