ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The author, William Langland, is critical of late medieval society and uses Piers Plowman to explore the sinful nature of humanity and the challenges faced by those trying to live virtuously in late medieval England. The poem is an often-humorous satire with a serious point.

Detailed explanation-2: -The author, William Langland, is critical of late medieval society and uses Piers Plowman to explore the sinful nature of humanity and the challenges faced by those trying to live virtuously in late medieval England. The poem is an often-humorous satire with a serious point.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Langland, (born c. 1330-died c. 1400), presumed author of one of the greatest examples of Middle English alliterative poetry, generally known as Piers Plowman, an allegorical work with a complex variety of religious themes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The poem is about a poet who tries to find out what it means to be a true Christian and lead a true Christian life. The poet falls asleep in the English Midlands and has a number of visions. He is guided in his visions by a virtuous plowman named Piers. The poem is about Piers’ maturity as a Christian.