Project Gutenberg 2013-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 1192 Langland, William Langland, Robert Wright, Thomas 1810 1877 The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 1 Produced by Mark C. Orton, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume 1" by William Langland is a seminal poem written in the 14th century. This allegorical work explores themes of social justice, morality, and the human condition through a sequence of vivid dreams experienced by the protagonist, a ploughman named Piers. The text serves as a critical reflection on the socio-political landscape of medieval England, particularly regarding the corruption within the church and the plight of the common people. At the start of the poem, the dreamer falls asleep by the Malvern Hills and enters a vision of a world filled with various characters representing different aspects of society. He observes the struggles of the rich and poor, the vices of the clergy, and the societal chaos stemming from pride, greed, and hypocrisy. A lady, symbolizing Holy Church, appears to guide him, imparting spiritual wisdom and emphasizing the need for truth and virtuous living. Piers Ploughman, the central figure, emerges as a representative of the righteous who strives for the betterment of society, setting the stage for an exploration of truth, justice, and the moral responsibilities of individuals within their communities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 613061 613068 2024-09-18T10:19:28.259666 2023-09-19T06:19:35.525632 text/html text/html 660367 2013-09-07T10:10:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5954196 2013-09-07T10:15:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3711677 2024-09-18T10:21:02.009733 application/epub+zip 3702110 2024-09-18T10:20:07.932473 application/epub+zip 242025 2024-09-18T10:19:29.696653 application/epub+zip 1754637 2024-09-18T10:21:11.861611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1678008 2024-09-18T10:20:23.186897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557927 2022-09-19T21:13:35.995528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390599 390394 2024-09-18T10:19:24.498660 2023-09-19T06:19:31.799594 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 390303 2013-09-07T10:10:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 140341 2013-09-07T10:15:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 390454 2013-09-07T10:15:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140267 2013-09-07T10:15:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20801 2024-09-18T10:21:12.089609 application/rdf+xml 22727 2024-09-18T10:19:30.253631 image/jpeg 4669 2024-09-18T10:19:29.974623 image/jpeg 6038783 2024-09-18T10:19:28.388634 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia