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en-wikipedia-org-2076		Middle English literature - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1930	272	64	Find sources: "Middle English literature" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) There are three main categories of Middle English literature, religious, courtly love, and Arthurian, though much of Geoffrey Chaucer's work stands outside these. In the late 15th century William Caxton printed four-fifths of his works in English, which helped to standardize the language and expand the vocabulary. After the Norman conquest of England, the written form of the Old English language continued in some monasteries but few literary works are known from this period.[citation needed] Under the influence of the new aristocracy, Law French became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society. While Anglo-Norman or Latin was preferred for high culture and administration, English literature by no means died out, and a number of important works illustrate the development of the language. Categories: Middle English literature	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2076.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2076.txt