Piers PlowmanAn allegorical satire on alliterative verse, describing the vision of the 14th-century poet who falls asleep in the Malvern Hills. Langland covers all aspects of political and theological debate, and echoing common sentiments in its satire of the corrupt church, especially the Friars. |
Contents
Prologue | 3 |
ΙΟ | 10 |
Passus 2 | 16 |
Passus 3 | 23 |
Passus 4 | 34 |
Passus 5 | 40 |
Passus 6 | 60 |
Passus 7 | 70 |
Passus 12 | 119 |
Passus 13 | 130 |
Passus 14 | 145 |
Passus 15 | 156 |
Passus 16 | 177 |
Passus 17 | 186 |
Passus 18 | 197 |
Passus 19 | 210 |
Passus 8 | 77 |
Passus 9 | 81 |
Passus 10 | 88 |
Passus 11 | 104 |
Passus 20 | 224 |
APPENDIX The Autobiographical Episode | 235 |
NOTES TO THE TEXT | 239 |
Common terms and phrases
asked autem Authorised Version beggars believe bishops blessed bread called Cardinal Virtues Charity Christ Christian clergy Clerisy clothing Conscience Contrition counsel Covetousness creature death deeds Deuteronomy Devil Do-Better Do-Well dream drink Earth evil faith Father flesh friars give Gluttony God's Goodridge grace guile Harrowing of Hell Haukyn heart Heaven Hell Holy Church Holy Ghost Jesus Jews John King knight labour Lady Langland Latin live look Lord Lucifer Luke maiden master Matthew means Meed men's mercy never pardon Passus Patience Paul the Apostle Peace peccatum penance Piers Ploughman Piers Plowman Piers the Ploughman plough poem poor Pope poverty pray prayers preach priests Psalm Psalter Reason repent rich Righteousness Saracens saved Scripture sins soul Spirit teach tell things thou Trinity Truth unless Virtues Vulgate wicked Will's William Langland wisdom wish witness words
References to this book
Chaucer's Body: The Anxiety of Circulation in the "Canterbury Tales" Richard Allen Shoaf No preview available - 2001 |
J.R.R. Tolkien and His Literary Resonances: Views of Middle-earth George Clark,Daniel Timmons No preview available - 2000 |