Western Europe

“Because he hated tyrants and their habits

A man of Samos left his island home

And came to Croton for his place of exile.”

Ovid, The Metamorphoses (trans. Horace Gregory)

Homer, Iliad

Homer, Iliad

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe, Western/Central Asia

Homer, Odyssey

Homer, Odyssey

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

“Homer,” The Battle of Frogs and Mice

“Homer,” The Battle of Frogs and Mice

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

Virgil, Aeneid

Virgil, Aeneid

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

Ovid, Metamorphoses

Ovid, Metamorphoses

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

Statius, Thebaid

Statius, Thebaid

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

Statius, Achilleid

Statius, Achilleid

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

Beowulf

Beowulf

Location, Northern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Walthariuslied

Walthariuslied

Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Chanson de Roland

Chanson de Roland

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Táin Bó Cúailnge

Táin Bó Cúailnge

Location, Northern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Fierabras

Fierabras

Location, Mediterranean, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

La Chanson de Guillaume

La Chanson de Guillaume

Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Cantar de Mio Cid

Cantar de Mio Cid

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Hue de Rotelande, Ipomedon

Hue de Rotelande, Ipomedon

Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Renaut de Montauban

Renaut de Montauban

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Nibelungenlied

Nibelungenlied

Location, Northern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Kudrun

Kudrun

Location, Northern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Bevis of Hampton

Bevis of Hampton

Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Geste Francor

Geste Francor

Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Huon d’Auvergne

Huon d’Auvergne

Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Boccaccio, The Theseid

Boccaccio, The Theseid

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Legends of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table

Legends of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table

Location, Northern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Boiardo, Orlando Innamorato

Boiardo, Orlando Innamorato

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Martorell, Tirant lo Blanch

Martorell, Tirant lo Blanch

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Montalvo, Amadís de Gaula

Montalvo, Amadís de Gaula

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Maximilian et al., Theuerdank

Maximilian et al., Theuerdank

Location, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Ariosto, Orlando Furioso

Ariosto, Orlando Furioso

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Tullia d’Aragona, Il Meschino, altramente detto il Guerrino

Tullia d’Aragona, Il Meschino, altramente detto il Guerrino

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Camões, The Lusiads

Camões, The Lusiads

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Tasso, Gerusalemme Liberata

Tasso, Gerusalemme Liberata

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Alonso de Ercilla, La Araucana

Alonso de Ercilla, La Araucana

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Americas, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Spenser, The Faerie Queene

Spenser, The Faerie Queene

Location, Northern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Cervantes, Don Quixote

Cervantes, Don Quixote

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Milton, Paradise Lost

Milton, Paradise Lost

Location, Northern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Milton, Paradise Regained

Milton, Paradise Regained

Location, Northern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Pessoa, Mensagem

Pessoa, Mensagem

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

Location, Northern Europe, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period, Western Europe

H.D., Helen in Egypt

H.D., Helen in Egypt

Location, The Americas, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period, Western Europe

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