Books Important to Scholars of the Middle Ages

1.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 338,040 ratings
2.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
by: Unknown
3.76 avg rating — 75,123 ratings
3.
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 3.88 avg rating — 1,337 ratings
4.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I 3.91 avg rating — 4,262 ratings
5.
The Consolation of Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy
by: Boethius
4.05 avg rating — 17,142 ratings
6.
The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse
The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse 3.68 avg rating — 5,584 ratings
7.
Arthurian Romances
Arthurian Romances 3.95 avg rating — 9,036 ratings
8.
Parzival
Parzival 3.74 avg rating — 3,836 ratings
9.
The Saga of the Volsungs
The Saga of the Volsungs
by: Anonymous
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,855 ratings
10.
The Lais of Marie de France
The Lais of Marie de France 3.83 avg rating — 9,664 ratings
11.
Troilus and Criseyde
Troilus and Criseyde 3.75 avg rating — 7,062 ratings
12.
Selected Writings
Selected Writings 3.89 avg rating — 823 ratings
13.
The Book of Margery Kempe
The Book of Margery Kempe 3.30 avg rating — 4,812 ratings
14.
Le morte d'Arthur: Volume II
Le morte d'Arthur: Volume II 4.08 avg rating — 5,186 ratings
15.
The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself
The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself 4.15 avg rating — 2,901 ratings
16.
The Vision of Piers Plowman
The Vision of Piers Plowman 3.44 avg rating — 3,091 ratings
17.
Hildegard Of Bingen: Mystical Writings (Crossroad Spirtual Classics Series)
Hildegard Of Bingen: Mystical Writings (Crossroad Spirtual Classics Series) 3.96 avg rating — 84 ratings
18.
The Mabinogion
The Mabinogion
by: Unknown
3.93 avg rating — 8,432 ratings
19.
The History of the Kings of Britain
The History of the Kings of Britain 3.72 avg rating — 6,789 ratings
20.
The Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford Translation, Vol. 1
The Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford Translation, Vol. 1
by: Aristotle
4.41 avg rating — 2,471 ratings
21.
The Anglo Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo Saxon Chronicle 3.98 avg rating — 963 ratings
22.
Njal's Saga
Njal's Saga
by: Anonymous
3.94 avg rating — 5,366 ratings
23.
The Story of My Misfortunes
The Story of My Misfortunes 3.60 avg rating — 591 ratings
24.
The Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied
by: Unknown
3.82 avg rating — 8,697 ratings
25.
Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart
Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart 3.56 avg rating — 3,667 ratings
26.
The Decameron
The Decameron 3.88 avg rating — 42,707 ratings
27.
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology 4.15 avg rating — 15,390 ratings
28.
Hildegard von Bingen's Physica: The Complete English Translation of Her Classic Work on Health and Healing
Hildegard von Bingen's Physica: The Complete English Translation of Her Classic Work on Health and Healing 4.17 avg rating — 269 ratings
29.
Yvain, or, The Knight with the Lion
Yvain, or, The Knight with the Lion 3.55 avg rating — 4,148 ratings
30.
The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table 3.97 avg rating — 187 ratings
31.
Selected Writings
Selected Writings 3.73 avg rating — 355 ratings
32.
Interior Castle
Interior Castle 4.16 avg rating — 9,144 ratings
33.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating — 234,629 ratings
34.
On the Songs of Songs 2 (On the Song of Songs, #2)
On the Songs of Songs 2 (On the Song of Songs, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 32 ratings
35.
The Romance of the Rose
The Romance of the Rose 3.62 avg rating — 2,630 ratings
36.
The Book of the Duke of True Lovers (For Netherlandic Studies; 4)
The Book of the Duke of True Lovers (For Netherlandic Studies; 4) 3.57 avg rating — 75 ratings
37.
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
by: Bede
3.83 avg rating — 4,778 ratings
38.
The Histories
The Histories
by: Herodotus
4.01 avg rating — 54,681 ratings
39.
The Book of the Courtier
The Book of the Courtier 3.61 avg rating — 2,745 ratings
40.
Poésies d'amour
Poésies d'amour 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
41.
Dream Visions and Other Poems
Dream Visions and Other Poems 3.85 avg rating — 502 ratings
42.
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes 4.26 avg rating — 11,712 ratings
43.
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Geoffrey Chaucer
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Geoffrey Chaucer 4.28 avg rating — 264 ratings
44.
First Middle English Primer: Extracts from the Ancren Riwle and Ormulum with grammar and glossary
First Middle English Primer: Extracts from the Ancren Riwle and Ormulum with grammar and glossary really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
45.
Pelagius's Commentary on St Paul's Epistle to the Romans
Pelagius's Commentary on St Paul's Epistle to the Romans
by: Pelagius
4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
46.
On Loving God (Volume 13) (Cistercian Fathers Series)
On Loving God (Volume 13) (Cistercian Fathers Series) 4.25 avg rating — 1,113 ratings
47.
The Cult of St George in Medieval England
The Cult of St George in Medieval England really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
48.
The Sagas of Icelanders
The Sagas of Icelanders 4.31 avg rating — 4,177 ratings
49.
Collected Works
Collected Works 4.38 avg rating — 224 ratings
50.
On the Song of Songs 1 (On the Song of Songs, #1)
On the Song of Songs 1 (On the Song of Songs, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 88 ratings
51.
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople 3.89 avg rating — 185 ratings
52.
The Art of Rhetoric
The Art of Rhetoric
by: Aristotle
3.88 avg rating — 6,615 ratings
53.
Plato: Complete Works
Plato: Complete Works
by: Plato
4.37 avg rating — 11,937 ratings
54.
The Heptameron
The Heptameron 3.59 avg rating — 1,417 ratings
55.
Ormulum
Ormulum
by: Orm
3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
56.
Revelations of Divine Love
Revelations of Divine Love 3.97 avg rating — 7,748 ratings
57.
On Politics and Ethics
On Politics and Ethics 3.81 avg rating — 479 ratings
58.
Malory: Complete Works
Malory: Complete Works 4.17 avg rating — 732 ratings
59.
Confessions
Confessions 3.99 avg rating — 71,268 ratings
60.
Who Murdered Chaucer?: A Medieval Mystery
Who Murdered Chaucer?: A Medieval Mystery 3.94 avg rating — 463 ratings
61.
Stringed Instruments of the Middle Ages: An Illustrated Field Guide to Their Evolution and Development
Stringed Instruments of the Middle Ages: An Illustrated Field Guide to Their Evolution and Development really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
62.
Secrets of God: Writings of Hildegard of Bingen
Secrets of God: Writings of Hildegard of Bingen 3.67 avg rating — 83 ratings
63.
The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales
The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
63.
Chaucer
Chaucer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
65.
Gawain: A Casebook
Gawain: A Casebook 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
66.
Beowulf and Its Analogues
Beowulf and Its Analogues 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings
66.
Stringed Instruments of the Middle Ages: An Illustrated History Guide
Stringed Instruments of the Middle Ages: An Illustrated History Guide really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
68.
Avicenna on Theology
Avicenna on Theology
by: Avicenna
4.06 avg rating — 71 ratings
69.
The Norwegian account of Haco's expedition against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII.
The Norwegian account of Haco's expedition against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
70.
The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems
The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems
by: Unknown
4.34 avg rating — 804 ratings
70.
Selections From Medieval Philosophers
Selections From Medieval Philosophers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
72.
Sources and Analogues of Old English Poetry (Vol 1)
Sources and Analogues of Old English Poetry (Vol 1) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
73.
A Companion to the Nibelungenlied
A Companion to the Nibelungenlied really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
74.
The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle (Early English Text Society Original Series)
The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle (Early English Text Society Original Series)
by: Anonymous
3.63 avg rating — 91 ratings
74.
The Book of the Body Politic
The Book of the Body Politic 3.19 avg rating — 81 ratings
76.
Ditié de Jehanne d'Arc (Medium Aevum monographs)
Ditié de Jehanne d'Arc (Medium Aevum monographs) 3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings
76.
Beowulf: an introduction to the study of the poem, with a discussion of the stories of Offa and Finn
Beowulf: an introduction to the study of the poem, with a discussion of the stories of Offa and Finn 4.17 avg rating — 47 ratings
78.
Yes and No, the complete English translation of Peter Abelard's Sic et Non
Yes and No, the complete English translation of Peter Abelard's Sic et Non 3.70 avg rating — 63 ratings
79.
Le Débat Sur Le Roman De La Rose
Le Débat Sur Le Roman De La Rose 3.53 avg rating — 30 ratings
79.
A Concordance to Beowulf
A Concordance to Beowulf 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
81.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Sources and Analogues
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Sources and Analogues 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
82.
The Plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim
The Plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim 3.43 avg rating — 90 ratings
82.
The Guide for the Perplexed
The Guide for the Perplexed 4.07 avg rating — 1,284 ratings
84.
A Companion to Anglo-Saxon Literature
A Companion to Anglo-Saxon Literature 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
85.
Selected Writings
Selected Writings 4.23 avg rating — 621 ratings
86.
William Langland's "Piers Plowman": The C Version (The Middle Ages Series)
William Langland's "Piers Plowman": The C Version (The Middle Ages Series) 3.80 avg rating — 128 ratings
86.
Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly
by: Erasmus
3.83 avg rating — 19,731 ratings
88.
Averroes on Plato's "Republic"
Averroes on Plato's "Republic"
by: ibn Rushd
4.20 avg rating — 90 ratings
89.
Medieval Epics: Beowulf/The Song of Roland/The Nibelungenlied/The Cid
Medieval Epics: Beowulf/The Song of Roland/The Nibelungenlied/The Cid 4.19 avg rating — 77 ratings
90.
Life of Dante
Life of Dante 3.86 avg rating — 373 ratings
91.
The Celtic Heroic Age. Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe & Early Ireland & Wales
The Celtic Heroic Age. Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe & Early Ireland & Wales 4.30 avg rating — 143 ratings
92.
De Anima
De Anima
by: Aristotle
4.03 avg rating — 6,551 ratings
93.
Apology
Apology
by: Plato
4.19 avg rating — 63,754 ratings
94.
The Basic Works of Aristotle
The Basic Works of Aristotle
by: Aristotle
4.24 avg rating — 2,452 ratings
94.
Finn and Hengest: The Fragment and the Episode
Finn and Hengest: The Fragment and the Episode 4.01 avg rating — 381 ratings
96.
Great Dialogues of Plato
Great Dialogues of Plato
by: Plato
4.18 avg rating — 2,572 ratings
97.
Erec and Enide
Erec and Enide 3.60 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
98.
Phaedrus
Phaedrus
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating — 10,950 ratings
99.
The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta
The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta 3.38 avg rating — 219 ratings
99.
Famous Women
Famous Women 3.37 avg rating — 163 ratings
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