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Chargement... The World of "Piers Plowman" (The Middle Ages Series) (original 1975; édition 1975)par Jeanne Krochalis (Directeur de publication), Edward Peters (Directeur de publication)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe World of Piers Plowman (The Middle Ages) par Jeanne Krochalis (1975)
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Next to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, William Langland's Piers Plowman is perhaps the best-known literary picture of fourteenth-century England. Langland's work, more socially concerned and critical than Chaucer's, reflected an age of religious controversy, social upheaval, and political unrest. The World of Piers Plowman puts the reader in touch with the sources that helped shape Langland's somber vision. The representative documents included in this book, often cited in connection with the poem yet difficult to come by, disclose the background of Piers Plowman in social and economic history as well as folklore, art, theology, homilies, religious tractates, and chronicles.The seven sections into which the readings are divided illustrate ideas concerning (1) the heavens, the universal Church, England, and London; (2) material and spiritual abuses; (3) the most influential literary genres of the period; (4) exempla, moral tales from hagiography, sermon literature, and tracts on moral theology; (5) types of practical instruction available to the devout layperson; (6) the multiple meanings in many literary works; and (7) the moment of death, the judgments on the soul, and the torments and rewards of the afterlife. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)821.1Literature English & Old English literatures English poetry 1066-1400 Early English period, medieval periodClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.67)
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For the most part we get extracts from longer texts, which are enough to give a flavour of the works as a whole, the majority of the extracts are between 1 to 4 pages in length some are in middle english with glosses and others are modern translations from original Latin texts. All are introduced with a brief summary and history and information as to where they can be found. The authors wherever possible link the extracts to relevant sections in Piers Plowman.
There is a good selection. Of course there are extracts from sermons and the lives of saints along with criticisms of the priesthood and extracts from Papal Bulls. There is information on the model of the universe and the heavens as well as England and the city of London (some of the extracts date from the 12th and 13th centuries). There are instructions for those considering a devotional life and criticisms and condemnations of Wycliffe and the Lollards. There are extracts from Guild and fraternity documents and moral treatise.
I thought I might just dip into this book, but found it interesting enough to read through. There are some gems:
The revelation of Golias the bisshoppe, which is a dream vision in verse form detailing the corruption of the clergy from the Pope downwards.
Instructions for the purchasing of indulgences and the protections you would gain and how much you should pay
William Fittzstephen's Description of London 1180, "the mild sky doth soften hearts of man"
"If deth go faste on a man speke to him thus" are instructions to assist a person in Holy dying.
This is not an essential book but to anyone interested in reading the sort of literature that was in evidence in the late middle ages, then this is a good introduction. (