- "Langland's Dreamer": from an illuminated initial in a Piers Plowman manuscript held at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
- William Langland (born c. 1330—died c. 1400) was the presumed author of one of the greatest examples of Middle English alliterative poetry , generally known...
- William Langland may also have been the author of Richard the Redeless, a poem attacking the rule of Richard I. Langland died in about 1400.
- No other writing has been attributed definitively to William Langland, although there is some evidence that he wrote some other earlier poems.
- William Langland, as depicted in a stained glass window at the parish church of St Mary the Virgin in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.
- William Langland (c.1330-1387). ... Everything written about his life is educated conjecture based on Langland's texts and later allusions.
- Listen. Share. WILLIAM LANGLAND (1330–1386). Reformer yet a pious Cathalic. The Vision of Piers the Plowman.
- As for his career, Langland is primarily recognized for his work on ” Piers Plowman.” ... William Langland’s death, much like his life, remains wrapped in mystery.
- The exact date of his death is ambiguous but most records suggest that William Langland died in the year 1390 which would have made him 58 years old.
- Most scholars now believe that at least the A- and B-texts are the work of William Langland, whose biography has been deduced from passages in the poem.
William Langland
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Genel bilgiler
William Langland (Latince: Willielmus de Langland; y.1332-1386), genellikle Piers Plowman olarak bilinen, karmaşık çeşitlilikte dini temalara sahip bir alegori olan Orta İngilizce aliteratif şiirinin bir çalışmasının varsayılan yazarıdır.
Şiir, manastırın dilini ve kavramlarını sıradan bir insanın anlayabileceği sembollere ve görüntülere dönüştürdü.
Kısa bilgiler
- Doğum tarihi ve yeri:1332, Batı Midlands
- Ölüm tarihi:1386 (54 yaşında)