University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Le Roman De La Rose (The Romance of the Rose)
Find a description of a medieval poem about courtly love, and view the digital manuscript of the poem.
University of Florida
King Arthur in Medieval Sources: A Partial Bibliography
This list of medieval Arthurian texts in translation includes anthologies, pre-12th century texts, 12th century texts and later romances, cyclical works, and films.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Is Romance Dead?
As an introduction to the medieval romances, students compare and contrast the medieval rules of courtly love to the modern "rules" of courtship and romance. Students write a compare/contrast essay after group work and class discussion.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Saracens and Racial Otherness in Middle English Romance
This article considers how 'Saracen' characters are portrayed in Middle English romances, and what these texts can reveal about ideas of Otherness in this period.
Harvard University
The Harvard Chaucer Page: English Romance
A survey of Geoffrey Chaucer's work, which was much influenced by romance, the dominant mode of secular fictional narrative in his time.
Other
Medieval Library: "Lancelot, or the Knight of the Cart"
Text of medieval romance "Lancelot, or The Knight of the Cart," by Chretien DeTroyes, in English. Translation based on the 1914 work of W. W. Comfort. Bibliography and suggested readings also supplied.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Romance
These two paragraphs describe the medieval narrative romance, contrasting it with the epic.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: "Ivanhoe"
Full text of Sir Walter Scott's medieval romance and swaschbuckler Ivanhoe (1819)
BBC
Bbc: Who Was Sir Guy of Warwick?
Discusses Sir Guy of Warwick as part of a local history page provided by the BBC. Discusses the plot of the legend as well as its genre of Ancestral Romance.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Jean Clopinel De Meun
An encyclopedia article about the second author of the Romance of the Rose, Jean Clopines de Meun (or Meung). The article focuses on classical and medieval sources. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference...
Harvard University
The Harvard Chaucer Page: "The Tale of Gamelyn"
Full text of the Middle English 14th century verse romance, "The Tale of Gamelyn," which was popular during Chaucer's lifetime.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Read the original Middle English. Within the text is also a modern English prose translation.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Sir Thomas Malory
In addition to providing both Modern English and Middle English texts of Malory's "Morte d'Arthur, Luminarium provides several biographies, and essays on Malory and his works.
Other
Pace University: Sir Gawain Room
This site from Pace University provides extremely easy-to-follow summary of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," along with some brief background information.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The University of Virginia provides the full text of the Middle English narrative poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Later Transition English Middle English Lyrics
A discussion of middle English lyrics, examining both religious and secular lyrics with examples. Excerpt from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
This site provides a detailed overview of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Content includes an introduction to the text, three versions of the full text, numerous essays and articles which explore the text, and other resources.
Other
Pace University: "Sir Gawain" Summary
Basic summary of the epic poem "Sir Gawain and the Green knight."
Harvard University
The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: Main Page
This site from The Geoffrey Chaucer Page provides materials for Harvard's Chaucer classes. It provides a wide range of texts and translations of Chaucer's works along with critical articles from various perspectives and general...
Other
The Legend of Camelot
Here you can learn more about the story of Camelot as it has been told for hundreds of years--including the myth of Camelot, the Round Table, and the sword Excalibur.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: J. R. R. Tolkien
Have you ever read any of J. R. R. Tolkien's work? Check out this site to learn more about Tolkien and his writings. This resource features lesson plans for "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."
Other
Sherwood Times: Lancelot and Guinevere
An adapted version of a work by Chretien of Troyes that deals with the relationship between Lancelot and Guinevere.