Details the evolution of literature during a period representing a staggering amount of change, moving from one-dimensional action stories and religious lessons

Details the evolution of literature and explores the writers, works, and events that have shaped literature.

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An examination of how The Book of Psalms shaped medieval thought and helped develop the medieval English literary canon. The Book of Psalms had a profound impac