Topic > Changes in French Literature During the Middle Ages

As the Middle Ages progressed, the French emerged, united by a sense of unity and the development of a common culture. This nascent company would create a national personality whose thoughts would be innovatively expressed through his writing. French literature began to be defined by a combination of intellectual, rational, effective, clear and structured writing with emotional, irregular, creative and liberated writing. Although these characteristics were present in all forms of writing, they were especially present in poetry. This new way of writing and the perspective of poetry led to influences in the society of the time, as well as in the writings of future eras. And since the Middle Ages was a time when there were many political and economic changes and successes, writing was so influenced by the world that it underwent transformations and was defined by a flourishing. France was not the only place in the world whose literature was developing and changing into influential and creative forms. However, French literature underwent the most changes and in time influenced other places as well. France initiated developments that spread to places like England and Italy. It should be noted, however, that many other places have had great artists. For example, there were Dante and Petrarch from Italy. This did not happen only in Europe, as literature also thrived in the Arab and Eastern world. However, the importance of France is that that is where the changes began, and that is where the most abundant changes are found. In the Middle Ages French poets embarked on a new style, with new thematic elements influenced by feudalism, courtly love, and the troubadours pushing the movement further. The new burgeoning poetry would impact... middle of paper... love led to new social ideas about chivalry and true knighthood. People raised their expectations to unrealistic ideals that could not be achieved. However, that's where more creativity was born. The troubadours used these imaginary materials to create such fantasies to entertain society. In conclusion, as creativity expanded in France during this medieval era, greater creativity resulted. The poetry of the era not only had an impact on the society of the time, but also on the future literary works of this flourishing era. Although obviously there are many influential poems in other places during this same period, and this is not something to ignore. However, medieval France is an important time and place to explore in terms of poetry because it began the development of a large number of new forms and structures that would last a long time..