(With the) the resurgence of poetry written in alliterative metre in England in the second half of the 14th cent.; the alliterative poems of this period, considered as a group.
Origin
Late 19th century.
Definition of Alliterative Revival in US English:
Alliterative Revival
noun
(With the) the resurgence of poetry written in alliterative metre in England in the second half of the 14th cent.; the alliterative poems of this period, considered as a group.