14th-century poems
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 14th century. == Events == 1323 – The name Pléiade is adopted by a group of fourteen poets (seven men and seven women) in Toulouse.
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Barbour's 'Brus'
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas of chivalry and freedom in John Barbour's c1375 epic on Robert the Bruce and Bannockburn, the earliest surviving poem in Older Scots.
19 June 2025
Featuring: Rhiannon Purdie, Steve Boardman, Michael Brown
Piers Plowman
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Langland's exploration of what it means to live a good life, written when the Black Death had overturned many of the old certainties.
29 October 2020
Featuring: Laura Ashe, Lawrence Warner, Alastair Bennett
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poem of the knight who interrupts King Arthur's Christmas celebrations, challenging someone to chop off his head if he can do the same in return
13 December 2018
Featuring: Laura Ashe, Ad Putter, Simon Armitage