The Charters of Christ and Piers Plowman: Documenting Salvation (Studies in the Humanities: Literature-Politics-Society)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: January 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780820440064
Subjects: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Langland, William, 1330?-1400?; Literary Criticism; English; British Isles; Langland, William; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Poetry; 1330?-1400?; Christian poetry, English (Mid; Christian poetry, English (Middle); Christianity and literature; England; History; History and criticism; Langland, William,; Piers the Plowman; Salvation in literature; To 1500
Description: "The Charters of Christ seek to prove human salvation by closely imitating the form and language of feudal grants of land. Their use of Latin, Middle English, and pictorial elements makes them accessible to a variety of audiences. In Piers Plowman, on the other hand, charters may appear to grant pardon or salvation, but in the end they fail to provide real assurance. The more closely a document follows the letter of the law, the further it is from God's spirit."--BOOK JACKET.