william langland translated goodridge (6 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Good. Good mass market paperback. original Penguin paperback, crease on cover, underlining.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Later Printing. 366 pp. Penguin Book L87. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine and a faint partial crease near the upper edge of the front cover; no interior markings. The speaker experiences a series of dream-visions on his quest to learn how to live a good life. In his dreams, he meets allegorical characters who represent both his external and internal world: the fundamental teachings and protagonists and antagonists of Christian cosmology; the social classes and economic relationships of medieval England; and his own faculties and physical needs. These allegorical characters fight with each other about God, the Church, money, and how to live. Book.

Soft cover. Etat : As New. First Thus. This as new copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight and square. There is some inevitable age toning to the page edges. There is a small set of initials to the half title. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Piers Plowman (written c. 1370-86; possibly c. 1377) is a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland. It is written in un-rhymed, alliterative verse divided into sections called passus (Latin for "step"). Like the Pearl Poet's Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Piers Plowman is considered by many critics to be one of the greatest works of English literature of the Middle Ages, even preceding and influencing Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Piers Plowman contains the first known reference to a literary tradition of Robin Hood tales. There exist three distinct versions of the poem, which scholars refer to as the A-, B-, and C-texts. The B-text is the most widely edited and translated version; it revises and extends the A-text by over four thousand lines. Ref LLL 1.

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 320 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Etat : Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read with some wear but still very useable. Some marking due to age on pages, but overall book remains in good condition considering age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Etat : Poor. 1960 reprint. Creases to spine. Tanning/marks/scuffs/some tears to cover. Staining to textblock edges. Dark tanning/some creases to pages, some pages slightly loosening. Text good.