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Hey /lit/

Give me a plan of attack for these. Sorry about the shit formatting. Hard to find quality pics.

>Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anon
> Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson
> The Romance of Tristan by Beroul
> Tristan with the 'Tristan' of Thomas by Gottfried Von Strassburg
> Parzival by Wolfram Von Eschenbach
> The Quest for the Holy Grail by Anon
The Song of the Cid by Anon
> The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
> The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser
> The Song of Roland by Anon
> Arthurian Romances by Chretien de Troyes
> The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
> Le Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
> The Death of King Arthur by Anon

Let me know if there are any I'm missing

>> No.3229348

Do you want to read works from the same time period in the Eastern world?

>> No.3229351

>>3229348
Not really. Trying to keep it European.

>> No.3229366

Medieval literature in general? You're missing all of the Icelandic sagas, the Poetic Edda, The Tain, the Nibelungenlied, the Mabinogion, and the Book of Dede Korkut.

>> No.3229373

The Travels of Marco Polo and The Travels of Sir John Mandeville.

>> No.3229375

>>3229366
I guess I'm more interested in Arthurian Romances.

>> No.3229378

>>3229351
how come? that's a little silly. there was a lot of exchange between the near east and europe during the middle ages.

>> No.3229382

>>3229375
The Decameron is definitely not that, if you were thinking so. Laxdaela Saga might at least interest you, as it's another chivalric tale.

>> No.3229392

>>3229382
Cool, I'll check it out. Thanks!
>>3229378
Still trying to get a feel for Europe at the time. I figure I'll have an easier time if I keep the subject matter centered in one location geographically.

>> No.3229412

>Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anon
Because I wrote it.

>> No.3229443

>>3229441

>want to read something else about knights

>missed the point

>> No.3229441

i finished don quixote and i want to read something else about knights. i have no clue about any of these though, recommendations on what i should read next?

>> No.3229449

FUCK YES the Decameron is awesome and I never see it talked about here

It's hilarious

>> No.3229583

bump

>> No.3229595

>>3229343
You even gonna Song of Roland, OP?

>> No.3229638

>Song of Roland

I read that recently. Bunch of stuff about slaughtering cities of unbelievers... also, all of my lels when medieval folk thought that Muslims worshiped Muhammad and Apollo.

>> No.3229824

>>3229595
Yea forgot to add that.

>> No.3229878

>Tennyson
>Medieval
why.jpg

>> No.3229879

>>3229595
Wait, Song of Roland is there already. Don't make me second-guess myself!

>> No.3229884

>>3229638
Most scholars think they didn't really. It just made for good propaganda.

>> No.3229897

I would never buy so many identical books like that.
Fuck bland bookshelves.
I like some diversity.

>> No.3229905

Medieval literature begins with Gregory of Tours. Absolutely indispensable.

>> No.3229907

>>3229897
It's not like someone who owns those books will own those and nothing else.

It's silly to avoid reading a work just because the only publisher who has published it has also published a lot of other books you own.

>> No.3229909

>>3229897
30% of /lit/ right here.

>> No.3229917

>>3229909
denying themselves the opportunity to read a book just because it may make their bookshelves look "bland"?

sounds about right.

>> No.3229920

>ctrl+f
>dante
Goddammit /lit/!

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3229929

Curtosey of Library Thing

>> No.3229932

>>3229907
Its just too much and they look ghetto all lined up on a shelf. Makes me wanna slap the owner when ever I see a shelf full of penguin classics.
I can understand when its only been published by one publisher, but I know its not the case for all these books.

>> No.3229938

>Idylls of the King
>The Faerie Queene
Arthurian but not medieval. You could just as well add The Once and Future King and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court there.

>> No.3229937

>>3229932
> Publisher makes reliable editions
> Publisher builds brand loyalty
> Buy specifically from that publisher due to their positive reputation

HUUUUUR! DUUUUUUR! WHY YOU ONLY BUY PENGWIN?!?!?! SOOOO FAGGY LOOKIN ON YOUR SHELF! MISMATCHED BOOKS FOR THE WIN!!!

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>>3229343
I'm in a uni course on Medieval and Middle English lit right now. Are you planning to read them in their original form, prior to translation?
'Cause although Sir Gowther might be easy, you're gonna have a bad time when it comes to King Horn and Gawain and the Green Knight. I'd suggest starting off with Sir Orpheo.

Also Malory's Mort is pretty exhaustive, IMO. Good luck finishing that shit. Everybody's a virgin and nobody wins besides Galahad.
....spoiler alert lel

>> No.3229941

>>3229938

Fair enough. I guess I my initial post should be that I want to read more Arthurian lit. Suggestions?

>> No.3229943

>>3229941

Or just chivalric stuff for that matter

>> No.3229949

>>3229343
>>Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anon

This is good and short. Read it first.

>> No.3229957

>no Beowulf
>no Beowulf in Old English
>no Beowulf in Old English, facsimile edition
>no Beowulf in Old English, facsimile edition from the early 19th century
:(

>> No.3230527

bump

>> No.3231597

bump for help

>> No.3231631

>>3231597
What else do you need help with? You've got plenty of books there to read. Start reading them.