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French literature timeline
c. 1102
The
chansons de geste
, performed by professional minstrels in castles and manors, celebrate the exploits of Charlemagne and his paladins
c. 1120
The troubadours of Provence develop a new form of love poetry in French, introducing courtly love
c. 1130
A popular French poem, the
Chanson de Roland
, turns a minor disaster in one of Charlemagne's campaigns into a tale of epic heroism
c. 1160
Chrétien de Troyes and other French authors turn the stories of Arthur and his knights into a romance of courtly love
1461
Francois Villon, recently released from prison, writes his
Ballad of the Ladies of Times Past
1532
François Rabelais publishes
Pantagruel
, the first to appear of his five books about the giant Pantagruel and his father Gargantua
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