The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory / (Periods of European Literature, vol. II)

George Saintsbury

• Essays
• Book language: English
• 326 pages

This volume of literary history explores the flowering of medieval romance and the rise of allegory in twelfth- and thirteenth-century European literature. Through essays, George Saintsbury surveys major forms and authors of the period, offering context for later works. It is useful for listeners interested in how medieval storytelling and symbolic writing developed.

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