william langland

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Definition of william langland in English English dictionary

born 1330 died 1400 Presumed author of the poem known as "Piers Plowman. " Little is known of his life, though he clearly had a deep knowledge of theology and was interested in the asceticism of St. Bernard de Clairvaux. One of the greatest Middle English alliterative poems, "Piers Plowman" is an allegorical work in the form of a series of dream visions with a complex variety of religious themes; written in simple, colloquial language, it contains powerful imagery

Hyphenation

Wil·liam Lang·land

Turkish pronunciation

wîlyım länglınd

Pronunciation

/ˈwəlyəm ˈlaɴɢlənd/ /ˈwɪljəm ˈlæŋlənd/