Literature

= Literature =

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Most of medieval Latin literature was religion based. Middle Ages literature is writings that were written during the European Middle Age, most of the medieval Latin literature was religion based. Early medieval writings was controlled by the church. Mystery, mortality, romance, and miracle plays were the principle forms that writing took. In Medieval literature the Byzantines excelled in writing religious history. At first their writing style imitated ancient Greek and Roman literature but then they developed their own writing style, or way of writing. Literature told people what to think or believe. It also explained to people important questions and reasoning. Middle Ages literature provided a basis for religious writings and developed into the way people write today. MK Works Cited
 * “Literature.” Medieval World. Ed. Sally MacEachern. Vol. 6. Danbury: Grolier Education, 2001. 23-30. Print.

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