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Piers Plowman A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

William Langland

Piers Plowman Astonishing in its cultural and theological scope, William Langland’s iconoclastic masterpiece is at once a historical relic and a deeply spiritual vision, probing not only the social and religious aristocracy but also the day-to-day realities of a largely voiceless proletariat class....

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

The guest said Piers Plowman was one of her favorite books, a 14thcentury work by William Langland.

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One of my favorite books is Piers Plowman, William Langland, coming out of the 14th century.

— Episode: Marilynne Robinson on Biblical Beauty, H...

Episode: Marilynne Robinson on Biblical Beauty, Human Evil...

The guest said Piers Plowman was one of her favorite books, a 14thcentury work by William Langland.

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One of my favorite books is Piers Plowman, William Langland, coming out of the 14th century.

No Stupid Questions

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No Stupid Questions

It was mentioned in the fact check section, in relation to the origins of the adage 'patience is a virtue'. It was stated that the adage originates from this allegorical poem, which predates the Canterbury Tales.

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Rather, it's from the allegorical poem Piers Plowman written by English poet William Langland about a decade before Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales.

— Episode: 46. How Can You Stop Feeling So Irritabl...

Episode: 46. How Can You Stop Feeling So Irritable?

It was mentioned in the fact check section, in relation to the origins of the adage 'patience is a virtue'. It was stated that the adage originates from this allegorical poem, which predates the Canterbury Tales.

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Rather, it's from the allegorical poem Piers Plowman written by English poet William Langland about a decade before Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales.

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