PIERS PLOWMAN Vision of a People’s Christ
By William Langland – Modern Verse Rendering by William Burrell
Read by Mike Rogers
4 hours 42 minutes
Probably written in the latter half of the 14th century in the South-West-Midlands dialect, Piers Plowman is a remarkable example of allegorical, alliterative verse that conveyed, for the first time ever, the authentic voice, spirit and character of the ordinary people of England. Very little is known about William Langland, the presumed author, but it is very much a product of the medieval mind combining Christian belief with dramatic poetry in a drama of identity. Continue Reading →
