medieval poetry
Chaucer's era writing
Poetry composed in Europe roughly between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance, spanning the 5th through 15th centuries.
The tradition includes epic narratives like *Beowulf* and *The Divine Comedy*, Arthurian romances, troubadour lyrics, and religious verse.
Much medieval poetry was composed for oral performance, with alliterative meter in Germanic traditions and rhymed syllabic verse in Romance languages.
Themes center on chivalry, courtly love, faith, and allegory.
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