The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 2: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 2: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 2 is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Langland, William.
Catalogue synopsis
Project Gutenberg supplies this automated synopsis of the opening text:
"The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 2" by William Langland is a Middle English allegorical narrative poem written between 1370-86. Through a series of dream visions, the narrator Will searches for the true Christian life, encountering allegorical figures like Dowel, Dobet, and Dobest. This theological allegory and social satire follows Will's spiritual quest through medieval Catholic society, featuring the plowman Piers who guides penitents seeking salvation. The poem explores sin, redemption, poverty, and the nature of virtuous living through vivid dreamscapes and moral instruction.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 2
- Author credits: Langland, William
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Poetry
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Poetry
Read this edition
View the complete Gutenberg catalogue record. Project Gutenberg identifies this edition as public domain in the United States; that designation does not establish its copyright status in every country.
Source notes
Catalogue metadata is public domain and is supplied through Gutendex, which imports Gutenberg's machine-readable catalogue. The automated synopsis is source-supplied, not an independently verified review. Author dates above describe the credited people; no ebook release date is presented as the book's original publication date.
Sources
More in Books & Authors
Keep reading
Related stories
