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John Lydgate's importance for the history of English literature is assured by his contribution to the literary culture of the fifteenth century. He maintained a Chaucerian ideal of style, applying poetic form to current events and diffusing literary and historical knowledge by means of his verse compilations. He was not so much a creator as a preserver, combining the functions of author, scribe and librarian.
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BibliographyEnglish poetryNightingalePoetryMiddle Ages
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15th century
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John Lydgate
ca.1370 – ca.1451
A monk and poet, born in Lidgate, near Haverhill, Suffolk, England (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lydgate>Wikipedia</a>).
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