Outside of Europe, medieval literature was written in Ethiopic, Syriac, Coptic, Japanese, Chinese, and Arabic, … See more

A notable amount of medieval literature is anonymous. This is not only due to the lack of documents from a period, but also due to an interpretation of the author's role that differs considerably from the romantic interpretati… See more

Theological works were the dominant form of literature typically found in libraries during the Middle Ages. Catholic clerics were the intellectual center of society in the Middle Ages, and it is their literature that was produc… See more

A recent study has concluded that only about 68 percent of all medieval works have survived to the present day, including fewer than 40 percent of English works, around 50 percent of Dutch and French works, and … See more

• Alexiad, Anna Comnena
• Beowulf, anonymous Anglo-Saxon author
• Caedmon's Hymn
• Cantigas de Santa Maria, Galician… See more

• Anglo-Norman literature
• Classical Arabic literature
• Medieval Armenian literature
• Medieval Bosnian literature… See more