Medieval
c. 500–1400Beowulf to Chaucer. A thousand years of literature shaped by Christianity, feudalism, and the slow recovery of classical learning.
10 works7 authors6 genres
chanson de gesteepic poemlyric poetrymythological poetrynovelstory collection
The Arabian Nights
Anonymous·800
story collectionaccessible
7.5/10 influence8.8/10 popularity
40h
Beowulf
Unknown·1000
epic poemmoderate
8.0/10 influence7.5/10 popularity
4h
The Tale of Genji
紫式部·c. 1010
novelchallenging
6.0/10 influence5.5/10 popularity
50h
The Song of Roland
Unknown·1115
chanson de gestemoderate
6.0/10 influence5.0/10 popularity
3h
The Nibelungenlied
Unknown·1200
epic poemmoderate
6.0/10 influence5.5/10 popularity
8h
The Poetic Edda
Unknown·1270
mythological poetrychallenging
6.5/10 influence6.5/10 popularity
10h
The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri·1320
epic poemchallenging
9.5/10 influence7.5/10 popularity
35h
The Decameron
Giovanni Boccaccio·1349
story collectionmoderate
7.5/10 influence6.0/10 popularity
30h
Canzoniere
Francesco Petrarca·1368
lyric poetrymoderate
7.5/10 influence4.5/10 popularity
8h
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer·1400
story collectionchallenging
9.0/10 influence7.0/10 popularity
25h