Langland: Piers Plowman

by Nevill Coghill

At first sight, Piers Plowman might seem to be a poem of interest only to medievalists, but Professor Coghill shows that far from being an obscure curiosity of literature, it is the greatest Christian poem in our language. It is an allegory as deeply concerned with the wilderness of the world and the quest for truth, as immediate in its impact and as relevant to the present age, as Waiting For Godot. Coghill discusses its authorship and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582011744
• ISBN13: 9780582011748
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 48 Pages