Medieval Literature: A Basic Anthology

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1. The Confessions of St. Augustine (Books Three, Five, and Eight), by St. Augustine
   
   2. The Consolation of Philosophy (Book I), by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
   3. The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Book III, Chapter VI; Book III, Chapter XV; Book IV, Chapter XXI), by the Venerable Bede
   4. *Beowulf
      
      5. *The Story of My Misfortunes
      , by Peter Abélard
   5. Medieval Lays and Legends of Marie de France ("The Lay of Sir Launfal", "A Story of Beyond the Sea", "The Chatelaine of Vergi"), by Marie de France
   6. The Mabinogion ("The Lady of the Fountain", "The Dream of Rhonabwy"), by Lady Charlotte E. Guest
   7. The Decameron (Second Day, Story VIII; Fourth Day, Story I; Fifth Day, Story IX), by Giovanni Boccaccio
   8. The Canterbury Tales ("The Reeve's Tale", "The Cook's Tale", "The Lawyer's Tale"), by Geoffrey Chaucer
   9. The Imitation of Christ (Book One), by Thomas à Kempis
   10. Everyman