Literature from The Middle Ages

Learn Middle Ages Literature using Online Video

This journey through the late Middle Ages explores the rise of European society, illuminated by writers such as Geoffrey Chaucer and Dante and travellers such as William the Conqueror, the knights on the Crusades, and Marco Polo. Use our 6 online educational video titles to see how the events of the era were interpreted by writers and how writers affected historical events. Compare the civilizations of Europe with those of the Arabic empires and China. Define chivalry, identify its origins in the military practices of feudalism, and describe the ideal feudal knight. Identify the people who promoted, fought, and financed the Crusades and explain who benefited from the Crusades, and how it affected the desire for exotic goods in Europe. Learn about the power of the Church over everyday life in Europe and see how European society was gradually becoming more secular and commercial.

Learning Objectives:

• See how the events of the era were interpreted by writers and how writers affected historical events.
• Compare the civilizations of Europe with those of the Arabic empires and China.
• Define chivalry, identify its origins in the military practices of feudalism, and describe the ideal feudal knight.
• Identify the people who promoted, fought, and financed the Crusades and explain who benefited from the Crusades, and how it affected the desire for exotic goods in Europe.
• Learn about the power of the Church over everyday life in Europe and see how European society was gradually becoming more secular and commercial.

• Literature > History Through Literature > The Late Middle Ages
• The Feudal System (Runtime: 04:07)
• A New Moral Conscience (Runtime: 06:53)
• Economy and Social Classes (Runtime: 05:16)
• Diverse Literary Styles (Runtime: 03:22)
• The Plague (Runtime: 02:18)
• Modern Beginnings (Runtime: 01:28)