12th century in literature

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See also: 11th century in literature, 13th century in literature, list of years in literature.

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The twelfth century saw an explosion in the production of latin texts and a proliferation of literate clerics from the multiplying cathedral schools. At the same time, vernacular literatures ranging from Provençal to Icelandic embodied in lyric and romance an increasingly self-conscious and prosperous courtly aristocracy. These two trends contributed to a sweeping revival of letters with a lasting influence on the development of literature in the following centuries.

Contents 1 Histories 2 Philosophy/Theology 3 Biography/Hagiography 4 Epic/Saga/Chanson du Geste 5 Romance 6 Drama 7 Lyric 8 Authors

[edit] Histories

• early 12th c. Gesta Francorum
• 1108 Dei gesta per Francos by Guibert of Nogent
• c. 1136 Historia Regum Britanniae by Geoffrey of Monmouth
• 1113 Chronicle of Nestor
• 1122-1154 Peterborough Chronicle
• early 12th c. Íslendingabók
• ca. 1140 Chronicon Roskildense
• ca. 1170 Chronicon Lethrense
• 1171 Chronicon Slavorum by Adam of Bremen
• 1190s Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja
• late 12th c. Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus
• Brevis Historia Regum Dacie by Sven Aggesen
• Annales Lundenses
• Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum by William of Tyre

[edit] Philosophy/Theology

• c. 1120 Sic et Non by Pierre Abélard
• ca. 1150 - The Four Books of Sentences (Libri Quattuor Sententiarum) by Peter Lombard
• c. 1160 Policraticus by John of Salisbury

[edit] Biography/Hagiography

• c. 1124 Vita Anselmi (life of Anselm of Canterbury) by Eadmer

[edit] Epic/Saga/Chanson du Geste

• 1148 Alexiad by Anna Komnene
• ca. 1180 Chanson d'Antioche
• late 12th c. Táin Bó Cúailnge
• late 12th c. The Tale of Igor's Campaign
• ca. 1200 Nibelungenlied
• Digenis Acritas
• Metrical Dindshenchas
• Poetic Edda, possibly by Sæmundr fróði
• ca. 12th c. The Knight in the Panther's Skin by Shota Rustaveli
• ca. 12th c. Mabinogion
• Chanson de Jerusalem

[edit] Romance

• 1180s Perceval, le Conte du Graal by Chrétien de Troyes

[edit] Drama

• Ludus de Antichristo

[edit] Lyric

• late 12th c. Lais by Marie de France
• 1150s-60s lyrics (goliardic poetry) by the Archpoet of Cologne

[edit] Authors

• Chrétien de Troyes