William Langland

William Langland (c. 1332–c. 1386) was an English poet whose single great work, Piers Plowman, is one of the most important literary achievements of medieval England. Very little is known about Langland's life with certainty. Piers Plowman is an allegorical narrative poem written in Middle English that follows the dreamer Will as he searches for truth and salvation through a series of vivid, sometimes surreal visions of medieval English society. The poem is a powerful critique of corruption in Church and State, a meditation on the meaning of a good Christian life, and one of the great works of English literature. The audiobook and book versions bring this medieval masterpiece to modern listeners and readers. Piers Plowman is essential for anyone interested in medieval literature, English history, and the origins of social criticism in the English literary tradition.