A summary of an early English moon poem ‘Mon in the Mone’ (i.e. ‘Man in the Moon’) is a medieval poem dating from the early fourteenth century, a good half a century before Geoffrey Chaucer, the Pearl poet, John Gower, and the Gawain poet all arrived on the scene and […]
Tag: Medieval Poetry
10 Short Medieval Poems Everyone Should Read
Looking for some great short medieval poems which are easy to read? Look no further than this, our latest post… Medieval poetry can be a daunting field to dip into (to mix our metaphors terribly). Although Chaucer‘s Canterbury Tales and Dante’s Divine Comedy are masterpieces and essential reading, perhaps the best […]