Piers the Ploughman
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Written by a fourteenth-century cleric, this spiritual allegory explores man in relation to his ultimate destiny against the background of teeming, colorful medieval life.
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Born in about 1332 in Shropshire, the son of a small Oxfordshire landholder, William Langland trained to be a priest but due to the death of his patrons he only took Minor Orders and was unable to advance in the Church. He wandered a good deal in England and lived an unconventional life, constantly writing verse. He died at the end of the century.
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- Contributor: William Langland
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- ISBN13: 9780140440874
- Number of Pages: 320
- Packaged Dimensions: 129x198x18mm
- Packaged Weight: 236
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Release Date: 2006-01-26
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Born in about 1332 in Shropshire, the son of a small Oxfordshire landholder, William Langland trained to be a priest but due to the death of his patrons he only took Minor Orders and was unable to advance in the Church. He wandered a good deal in England and lived an unconventional life, constantly writing verse. He died at the end of the century.
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