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Disputatio inter clericum et militem (A Dispute Between a Priest and a Knight) is a dialogue, written in France between 1296 and 1303 by an anonymous author, although it is believed it likely could have been John of Paris, master of the University of Paris. The treatise examines the relationship between Church and King through a fictional dialogue between a Priest and a Knight. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Dispute Between a Priest and a Knight"
A Journey Beyond the Three Seas ("Хождение за три моря" in Russian, or Khozhdeniye za tri morya) is a Russian literary monument in the form of travel notes, made by a merchant from Tver Afanasiy Nikitin during his journey to India in 1466- 1472. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Journey Beyond the Three Seas"
A proper dyaloge betwene a Gentilman and an Husbandman eche complaynynge to other their miserable calamite through the ambicion of the clergye was printed in two versions by " Hans Luft" (i.e., Johannes Hoochstraten) of Antwerp in 1529. This book appears in Robert Steele's list of books banned in Henry's reign; Steele refers to it as "Dialogue between gentleman & plowman." While clearly in the Piers Plowman Tradition, Piers does not appear as a character. The first version has a 684 line acrostic poem opening and dialogue that was written in the sixteenth-century invention. Following this, there is an authentic, late fourteenth-century Lollard anti-clerical text, written ca. 1375-85. (It is included in Matthew, ed. The English Works of Wyclif.) To all this, the second version adds another prose tract probably from the late fifteenth century, which argues in favor of vernacular Bible translations. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Proper Dialogue Between A Gentleman and a Husbandman"
The Abrogans, or Codex Abrogans, is probably the oldest book in the German language. It is a manuscript dictionary of synonyms (or glossary, or word-list) from Latin to Old High German dating from the 8th Century ( 765- 775). Several copies were made, but only one has survived to the present, that in the library of St. Gallen. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abrogans"
Abu 'Afak is a Jewish poet who lived, in the Hijaz region during the life of Muhammad according to the Sira, written by Ibn Ishaq. According to tradition, Abu 'Afak did not accept Islam and was vocal about his opposition to Muhammad. As a poet, he became a significant enemy of Muhammad and was assassinated. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abu 'Afak"
The acritic songs, ακριτικά τραγούδια or frontiersmen songs, is the heroic or epic poetry that emerged out of 10th century Byzantium and was inspired by the almost continuous state of warfare with the Arabs in eastern Asia Minor. It gave birth to several Byzantine romances, most famous of all being the Digenis Acritas, setting up what is considered to be the beginnings of modern Greek literature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acritic songs"
Adam de la Halle (also known as Adam le Bossu (Adam the Hunchback) 1237?- 1288) was a French-born trouvère, poet and musician, who broke with the long-established tradition of writing liturgical poetry and music to be an early founder of secular theater in France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adam de la Halle"
In 2004, Professor Linne Mooney was able to identify the scrivener who worked for Chaucer as an Adam Pinkhurst. Professor Mooney, working at Cambridge University, was able to match Pinkhurst's signature on an oath he signed to his lettering on a copy of Canterbury Tales that was transcribed from Chaucer's working copy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adam Pinkhurst"
Agobard (c. 779- 840), Carolingian prelate and reformer, became coadjutor to Leidrad, archbishop of Lyons, in 813, and on the death of the latter succeeded him in the see ( 816). Considered one of the principal opponents of Judaism in the ninth century, Agobard wrote anti-Jewish pamphlets in which he refers to Jews as "sons of darkness". ...more on Wikipedia about "Agobard"
Aimeric de Peguilhan (c. 1170 - c. 1230, fl 1190- 1220) was a troubadour, born in Peguilhan (near Saint Gaudens) the son of a cloth merchant. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aimeric de Peguilhan"
Alba ( Catalan for sunrise) is a subgenre of Provençal lyric poetry. It describes the longing of lovers who, having passed a night together, must separate for fear of being discovered by their respective spouses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alba (poetry)"
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Saint Aldhelm (c. 639- May 25, 709), Abbot of Malmesbury, Bishop of Sherborne, Latin poet and Anglo-Saxon literature scholar, was born before the middle of the 7th century. He is said to have been the son of Kenten, who was of the royal house of Wessex. He was certainly not, as Aldhelm's early biographer Faritius asserts, the brother of King Ine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne"
Alexander of Paris, also known as Alexander of Bernay, was a Norman poet of the 12th century, who wrote Li romans d'Alexandre ( Romance of Alexander), one of the first poems written in French on the mythical exploits of Alexander the Great. It was composed in twelve-syllabled lines, called after him alexandrines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alexander of Paris"
The Alexander Romance is any of several collections of legends concerning the mythical exploits of Alexander the Great. The earliest version is in Greek, dating to the 3rd century. Several late manuscripts attribute the work to Alexander's court historian Callisthenes, but the historical figure died before Alexander and couldn't have written a full account of his life. The unknown author is still sometimes called "Pseudo-Callisthenes". ...more on Wikipedia about "Alexander Romance"
Alexandria of Sofia Codex is a 15th century manuscript collection that includes the illustrated "Alexandria" of Sofia, the Trojan Legend (a story about the Trojan war), the Legend for the Indian Kingdom, and various liturgical articles, proverbs and texts devoted to fortune-telling. The manuscript was for a long time in the possession of Mano Kalpakchim, a well-known contractor and book-lover of the 18th century. It is now in the Bulgarian National Library, courtesy of N. Hristov from Tzaribrod, Republic of Yugoslavia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alexandria of Sofia Codex"
Alfred of Sarashel, also known as Alfred the Englishman or Alfredus Anglicus, was born some time in the 12th century and died in the 13th century. Nothing more is known than that he lived and worked in Spain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alfred of Sareshel"
Allegory in the Middle Ages was a vital element in the synthesis of Biblical and Classical traditions into what would become recognizable as Medieval culture. People of the Middle Ages consciously drew from the cultural legacies of the ancient world in shaping their institutions and ideas, and so allegory in Medieval literature and Medieval art was a prime mover for the synthesis and transformational continuity between the ancient world and the "new" Christian world. People of the Middle Ages did not see the same break between themselves and their classical forbears that modern observers see; rather, they saw continuity with themselves and the ancient world, using allegory as a synthesizing agent, bringing together a whole image. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allegory in the Middle Ages"
In prosody, alliterative verse is a form of verse that uses alliteration as the principal stylistic device to unify lines of poetry, as opposed to other devices such as rhyme. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alliterative verse"
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Alredus, or Alfred of Beverley, English chronicler, was sacristan of the church of Beverley in the first half of the 12th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alured of Beverley"
Amis et Amiles is an old French romance based on a widespread legend of friendship and sacrifice. In its earlier and simpler form it is the story of two friends, one of whom, Amis, was smitten with leprosy because he had committed perjury to save his friend. A vision informed him that he could only be cured by bathing in the blood of Amiles's children. When Amiles learnt this he killed the children, who were, however, miraculously restored to life after the cure of Amis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amis et Amiles"
Ancrene Wisse (also Ancrene Riwle) or Guide for Anchoresses is a monastic rule (or manual) for anchoresses, written in the early 13th century in Middle English. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ancrene Wisse"
André le Chapelain, in Latin Andreas Capellanus (Capellanus meaning "chaplain"), was the 12th century author of a treatise entitled De amore (On Love). The complete title of his three-volume work published c. 1185 reads Liber de arte honeste amandi et reprobatione inhonesti amantis (Book of the Art of Loving Nobly and the Reprobation of Dishonourable Love, also known as The Book of Courtly Love). ...more on Wikipedia about "Andreas Capellanus" My http://www.shortopedia.com is mine.
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