The twelfth century. William the Conqueror / a Peterborough chronicler -- The anarchy of King Stephen / the last Peterborough chronicler -- The proverbs of Alfred -- Poema morale -- The brut / Lawman -- The owl and the nightingale -- Holy maidenhood.
The thirteenth century. The anchoresses' rule -- King horn -- The bestiary -- Judas -- A love rune / Thomas of Hailes -- The sayings of St. Bernard -- The fox and the wolf -- Dame Sirith -- The land of Cokayne.
The early fourteenth century. Handling sin / Robert Mannyng -- Now springs the spray -- The five joys of Mary -- Alysoun -- Spring -- April -- Love in Paris -- Sir Orfeo -- Halidon Hill / Laurence Minot -- The form of living / Richard Rolle.
The age of Chaucer. The parliament of the Three Ages -- Morte Arthure -- The Bruce / John Barbour -- Piers Plowman / William Langland -- The pearl -- Sir Gawain and the green knight -- The lover's confession / John Gower -- The Wyclyfite Bible -- A defense of translation / John Purvey -- The properties of things / John De Trevisa -- Thomas of Erceldoun.
The fifteenth century. The tale of Beryn -- The regiment of princes / Thomas Hoccleve -- The siege of Thebes / John Lydgate -- Christ and his mother -- St. Stephen and Herod -- Robyn and Gandeleyn -- The blacksmiths.
The Scottish Renaissance. The testament of Cresseid / Robert Henryson -- The dance of the seven deadly sins ; On the resurrection of Christ ; The golden targe / William Dunbar.
Linguistic appendices. Pronunciation of Middle English -- Middle English verb -- Dialect variations -- Glossary of common words and phrases.
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