William Langland Quotes

First Impressions Of Mediaeval Life Are Usually Coloured By The Courtly Romances Of Malory And His Later Refiners. Chaucer Brings Us Down To Reality, But His People Belong To A Prosperous Middle-class World, On Holiday And In Holiday Mood. Piers Plowman Stands Alone As A Revelation Of The Ignorance And Misery Of The Lower Classes, Whose Multiplied Grievances Came To A Head In The Peasants' Revolt Of 1381.

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