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''The Complaint of the Black Knight'' is a poem by the
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John Lydgate John Lydgate of Bury (c. 1370 – c. 1451) was an English monk and poet, born in Lidgate, near Haverhill, Suffolk, England. Lydgate's poetic output is prodigious, amounting, at a conservative count, to about 145,000 lines. He explored and estab ...
. One edition is the oldest surviving book printed in
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that displays the printing date: 4 April 1508 (see
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). In 2010 it was chosen by
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to become part of its
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. Printed in
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by Chepman and Myllar, the book was often falsely attributed in Scotland as a work of
Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer (; – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for '' The Canterbury Tales''. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry". He w ...
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The Flyting of Dumbar and Kennedie ''The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedie'' is the earliest surviving example of the Scottish version of the flyting genre in poetry. The genre takes the form of a contest, or "war of words", between two poets, each trying to outclass the other in vit ...
'' *
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