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In his monograph Verlorenes Mittelalter , Thomas Haye discusses the question of why the greater part of the Latin texts which were produced over the course of the Middle Ages has not been preserved. Contemporary sources attest to the existence of thousands of texts which have not come down to the modern era. As Haye demonstrates, these losses are not primarily due to random happenstance, but are often rather the results of certain aspects of contemporary mentality, sociohistorical circumstances, preferences regarding literary genres and other specific cultural factors. Modern literary histories largely disregard the lost texts. The present book argues for the development of a new narrative which duly takes into account the lost texts as well as those that still exist.

Latin literature, Medieval and modern --- Lost literature --- Transmission of texts --- Littérature latine médiévale et moderne --- Oeuvres perdues (Littérature) --- History and criticism. --- History. --- Histoire et critique --- Literary transmission --- Manuscript transmission --- Textual transmission --- Criticism, Textual --- Editions --- Manuscripts --- History and criticism --- History --- Transmission de textes --- History of civilization --- Medieval Latin literature --- anno 500-1499 --- Littérature latine médiévale et moderne --- Oeuvres perdues (Littérature)