Statements (32)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
allegory
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gptkbp:author |
gptkb:William_Langland
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:England
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gptkbp:dateWritten |
late 14th century
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gptkbp:firstPublished |
1550
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gptkbp:form |
alliterative verse
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gptkbp:genre |
allegory
visionary literature |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Piers the Plowman
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Geoffrey_Chaucer
English literature |
gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Middle_English
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gptkbp:literaryPeriod |
gptkb:Middle_Ages
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gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Piers
gptkb:the_Dreamer_(Will) |
gptkbp:manuscriptVersions |
gptkb:C-text
A-text B-text |
gptkbp:notableFor |
complex structure
use of allegory depiction of social classes |
gptkbp:relatedWork |
gptkb:The_Plowman's_Tale
The Vision of Piers Plowman |
gptkbp:setting |
medieval England
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gptkbp:structure |
series of dream visions
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gptkbp:subject |
corruption in church and society
search for Truth |
gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:spirituality social criticism |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Piers_Plowman
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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