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German Literature - LoveToKnow Watches (14472 words) |
 | The transition from this rigid ecclesiastic spirit to a freer, more imaginative literature is to be seen in the lyric poetry inspired by the Virgin, in the legends of the saints which bulk so largely in the poetry of the 12th century, and in the general trend towards mysticism. |
| The disturbing and disintegrating element in the literature of the 13th century was thus the substitution of a utilitarian.didacticism for the idealism of chivalry. |
| The literature of the middle of the century was not wanting in achievement, but there was nothing buoyant or youthful about it; most significant of all, the generation between 1848 and 1880 was either oblivious or indifferent to the good work and to the new and germinating ideas which it produced. |
| Welsh literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1931 words) |
| Literature by Welsh writers in the English language is usually called Anglo-Welsh literature or Welsh literature in English. |
| After literature written in the classical languages, literature in the Welsh language is the oldest surviving literature in Europe. |
| A huge step forward for both the Welsh language and its literature was the publication, in 1588, of a full-scale translation of the Bible by William Morgan. |
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