Piers Plowman

"As on a walnot withoute is a bitter barke, And after that bitter barke, be the shelle aweye, Is a kirnelle of conforte kynde to restore. So is after poverte or penaunce pacientlyche y-take: Maketh a man to have mynde in Gode and a grete wille To wepe and to wel bydde, whereof wexeth mercy, Of which Cryst......more

Fascinating glimpse of a very different mental world. I was particularly struck by this very medieval assumption that the Antichrist was going to form in the papacy.......more

A medieval allegory of the Christian Journey 10 September 2010 My first impression of this book was that it reminded me a lot of Pilgrims' Progress, however it is nowhere near as simple or as straight forward as John Bunyan's text. In fact, having been written three hundred years earlier, not only do......more

I think this is the only book written by William Langland. What I love so much about it is his discontent with the earth as it is. Its inhabitants are narrowly concerned about the welfare of others while caring so much about themselves. Langland is greatly disturbed by this state of affairs and trie......more

Get off my lawn, Slothe.......more