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1253: October 9 – Robert Grosseteste, English churchman and scholar (born c. 1175) 1259: June – Matthew Paris, English chronicler and monk (born c. 1200) [27] 1268 – Henry de Bracton, English writer and jurist (born c. 1210) 1273: December 17 – Rumi, Persian poet (born 1207) 1274
The term Middle English literature refers to the literature written in the form of the English language known as Middle English, from the late 12th century until the 1470s. During this time the Chancery Standard , a form of London -based English, became widespread and the printing press regularized the language.
The late 17th, early 18th century (1689–1750) in English literature is known as the Augustan Age. Writers at this time "greatly admired their Roman counterparts, imitated their works and frequently drew parallels between" contemporary world and the age of the Roman emperor Augustus (27 AD – BC 14) [52] (see Augustan literature (ancient Rome)).
Little survives of early Middle English literature, due in part to Norman domination and the prestige that came with writing in French rather than English. During the 14th century, a new style of literature emerged with the works of writers including John Wycliffe and Geoffrey Chaucer, whose Canterbury Tales remains the most studied and read ...
13th-century English writers (4 C, 31 P) F. ... Pages in category "13th-century writers" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
A Short English Chronicle (1189–1465) Jean de Wavrin (–1471) William Worcester (1324–1468, 1491) Edward IV (1461–1470 and 1471–1483)
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Pages in category "13th-century literature" The following 28 pages are in ...
English nobleman, probably a squire (later a Lord-Chief Justice) Barrau de Sescas ~1270–1325 Gascony He was a Gascon Knight, vassal of Albret and a supporter of the English, he served as admiral of Bayonne fleet and captain of the coast Richard Stapledon ~1260–1326 Devon A knight, judge, and elder brother of Walter de Stapledon. In 1326 he ...