Piers the Ploughman
Piers the Ploughman by William Langland is a significant literary work published by Penguin Books Limited in 1966. This later edition spans 314 pages and is presented in English. The poem, attributed to an unknown minor cleric from the late fourteenth century, is recognized as a key representative of English poetry from the late Middle Ages, offering insights into the life and culture of that era.
Readers will find that Piers the Ploughman explores the pilgrimage of man’s soul in search of ultimate truth, set against the backdrop of everyday life in the fourteenth century. The text uniquely blends satirical comedy with prophetic vision, reflecting the complexities of human experience. This edition provides a comprehensive look at the themes of literary criticism and poetry, making it a valuable addition to collections focused on medieval literature and European literary traditions.
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Piers the Ploughman, the work of an unknown minor cleric of the late fourteenth century, was perhaps the most widely read work of its day and is now recognized as the great representative English poem of the late Middle Ages. While it offers a vivid picture of fourteenth-century life and is placed firmly in the world of every day, its theme is the pilgrimage of man’s soul in search of ultimate truth. Alone among English poets, Langland combines satirical comedy with a rare power of prophecy and vision.
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