The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three "ages": the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and Modern Times. The Middle Ages of Western Europe are commonly dated from the 5th century division of the Western Roman Empire and the barbarian invasions until the 16th century division of Christianity during the Protestant Reformation and the dispersal of Europeans worldwide in the start of the European overseas exploration. These various changes all mark the beginning of the Early Modern period that preceded the Industrial Revolution.
The Middle Ages are commonly referred to as the medieval period or simply medieval (sometimes spelled "mediaeval" or, historically, "mediƦval").

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Beating the Bounds Between Church and State - Discussion of the place of literature in medieval culture. From Essays in Medieval Studies.
Bodleian Library Image Catalogue - Features medieval manuscript images from the Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK.
Dante and Chaucer - A detailed thesis by R. A. Shoaf, subtitled 'Money, Images, and Reference in Late Medieval Poetry'.
French Middle Ages Literature - Many links to sites covering general literature and to specific texts and authors.
Lectures on Medieval Literature - Links to online lectures at ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
Medieval and Classical Library - Collection of on-line literary works.
Medieval Literary Bibliographies - Useful collection from the University of Rochester, that includes 'Women Writers of the Middle Ages' and 'Medieval English Drama'.
Meta Description: [ Robbins Library Bibliographies Menu from the Camelot Project, University of Rochester. ]
Medieval Manuscript Manual - Includes an overview of project and basic information on medieval manuscripts.
Medieval Rhetorics of Prose Composition - Article by Martin Camargo in The Medieval Review.
Medieval Women Writers: Staying Up Late - Essay by Tilde Sankovitch at Northwestern University.
Middle English Texts - Collection of important literary texts produced by TEAMS (The Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages).
Meta Description: [ Full text of editions (including glossaries, notes, bibliographies, and introductions) from the TEAMS Middle English Texts Series. ]
NetSERF: Medieval Literature - A small but carefully selected collection of links to 'net resources on Medieval Literature and online archives of Medieval texts.
Of Arthur and Merlin - A transcription and translation of MS Oxford Bodleian Douce 236.
Tales of the Middle Ages - Collected stories, fables, and anecdotes from and about the Middle Ages.
Meta Description: [ True stories, fables, & anecdotes from the Middle Ages. ]
The Camelot Project - University of Rochester database of texts, images and bibliographies concerned with the legends of King Arthur.
The Decline and Fall of Latin - Essay covering the decline of Latin and the rise of English towards the end of the medieval period in Europe.
Meta Description: [ Why didn't Latin hold Europe together as Mandarin did in China?
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The Evolution of the Lyric Insertion in Thirteenth-Century Narrative - Discussion of Renart's Roman de la Rose and the medieval narrative.
Wikipedia: Medieval Literature - Article with sections on languages, authorship, genres and notable works of the period.
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