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Langland, William Piers the Ploughman 2006 Book Work in Literature Piers Ploughman, Middle Ages, Feudal Society, Serfs, Peasants, Clergy
Citation Langland, William 2006 Book Piers Ploughman Middle Ages Feudal Society Serfs Peasants Clergy Work in Literature

Piers the Ploughman

by Langland, William (2006)

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Piers Ploughman, Middle Ages, Feudal Society, Serfs, Peasants, Clergy

Themes

Work in Literature

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Citation

Langland, William. Piers the Ploughman. Penguin UK, 2006.

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