Songes of Rechelesnesse
Subtitle: Langland and the Franciscans
By: Lawrence M. Clopper.
Series: Studies in medieval and early modern civilization
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Langland, William, 1330?-1400?; Franciscans -- In literature.; Franciscans -- England -- History.; Poverty -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Monasticism and religious orders -- England -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Christian poetry, English (Middle) -- History and criticism.; Friars in literature.
Description: William Langland's Piers Plowman provides a highly charged picture of England near the end of the fourteenth century, a time of political, religious, and moral crises. The period in which Langland wrote was volatile and full of colorful and contentious people: Edward III, Richard II, Chaucer, and Wyclif - and Langland. In "Songes of Rechelesnesse," Lawrence M. Clopper presents the voice of this powerful disputant who lived in a period marked by dissent and discontent.

This book will be of interest to literary scholars, historians of the late Middle Ages, and scholars in religious studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-356) and index.