Abbreviations Preface 1. Heroic Legend 2. Historical Narrative 3. Christian Epic 4. Old English Prose 5. Saints' Lives 6. Romance 7. Short Narrative 8. Religious and Didactic Literature 9. Lyrical Poetry 10. Political and Satirical Poetry 11. Drama 12. Conclusion Index

Originally published in 1952 The Lost Literature of Medieval England provides an account of lost masterpieces of medieval English literature. The book examines the evidence for their existence and pieces together a fuller understanding of the literary traditions of the period. In more specific detail, the book looks at the concept of Christian epics and religious and didactic literature, as well as the drama and the lyrical poetry of the period.