Middle English literature

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf literature
gptkbp:characteristics Allegory
Religion
Chivalry
Courtly love
Social criticism
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Preservation of folklore
Exploration of human experience
Development_of_English_national_identity
Influence_on_modern_English_language
Transition_to_Renaissance_literature
gptkbp:formFactor Poetry
Prose
gptkbp:historical_analysis Cultural Studies
Comparative Literature
Historical Linguistics
Medieval Studies
Literary_Criticism
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-Norman_Conquest_England
The Peasants' Revolt
The Hundred Years' War
The Black Death
The rise of the merchant class
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Middle English literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Latin_literature
French_literature
Old_English_literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Middle_English
gptkbp:majorIndustry Allegory
Drama
Lyric poetry
Romance
Didactic literature
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:The_Vision_of_Piers_Plowman
gptkb:The_Book_of_the_Duchess
gptkb:The_House_of_Fame
gptkb:The_Legend_of_Good_Women
The Divine Comedy
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Julian_of_Norwich
gptkb:Geoffrey_Chaucer
gptkb:John_Gower
gptkb:William_Langland
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight
gptkb:Piers_Plowman
gptkb:The_Pearl
The Canterbury Tales
gptkbp:origin gptkb:England
gptkbp:timePeriod 12th to 15th century