Piers Plowman A Modern Verse Translation

Name: Piers Plowman A Modern Verse Translation
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ISBN: 9780786495030

ISBN-10: 0786495030

ISBN-13: 9780786495030

Edition: 2014

Authors: William Langland, Peter Sutton

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William Langland's 14th-century poem Piers Plowman is a disturbing and often humorous commentary on corruption and greed that remains meaningful today. the allegorical and satirical work revolves around the narrator's quest to live a good life, and takes the form of a series of dreams in which Piers, the honest plowman, appears in various guises. Characters such as Conscience, Fidelity and Charity tumble out of the text alongside Falsehood and Guile, and are instantly recognizable as our present-day politicians and celebrities, friends and neighbors. Along the way social issues are confronted, including governance, economic relations, criminal justice, public finance, marital relations and…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 10/20/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English