Medieval Literature Book Club

Next date: Monday, June 22, 2026 | 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM

Hail! Prithee, join us at the Morris County Library every other month for our Medieval Literature Book Club. We plan to read works of all kinds written between the 5th to the late 15th century.  See below for upcoming titles.  No registration is required.

Would you like us to request a copy of the book for you? Or do you have questions about the Medieval Literature Book Club? Please contact us at the phone number or email in the Contact section to the right. 

Monday, June 22, 2026: The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Jean de Mandeville

 

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Stay tuned for further upcoming titles!

Previous titles we've read:

  • The Mabinogion
  • El Cantar de mio Cid: The Song of the Cid
  • The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
  • The Song of Roland (author unknown)
  • The Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France
  • Troilus and Cressida by Geoffrey Chaucer
  • The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
  • The Faerie Queene (Book One) by Edmund Spencer
  • Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation by Dante Aleghieri and translated by Robert Pinsky
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation by Simon Armitage
  • Yvain, the Knight of the Lion: A poem by Chretien de Troyes
  • The History of My Misfortune or Historia Calamitatum by Peter Abelard
  • Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich

     

When

  • Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
  • Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
  • Monday, June 22, 2026 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
  • Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
  • Monday, October 19, 2026 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
  • Monday, December 14, 2026 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM

Location

Conference Room, Whippany, 07981

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Cost

Free

Contact

Readers Services
973-285-6970
rsbi@co.morris.nj.us
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