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Six Ecclesiastical Satires
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On anticlerical poetry in late medieval England. These Middle English poems attack ecclesiastical corruption; most of the poems were written by disgruntled Lollards about clerics and friars in the ...
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01 September 1991

This volume would comprise a great unit on anticlerical poetry in late medieval England, collecting Piers the Plowman's Crede, The Plowman's Tale, Jack Upland, Friar Daw's Reply, Upland's Rejoinder, and Why I Can't Be a Nun. These Middle English poems attack ecclesiastical corruption; most of the poems were written by disgruntled Lollards about clerics and friars in the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century. Piers the Plowman's Crede deals with a poor man trying to learn the Apostle's Creed from friars, who cannot teach him and only want his money; eventually the man can only learn the creed from Piers the Plowman. The Plowman's Tale casts an anticlerical tale in the mold of one of the Canterbury Tales. Jack Upland, Friar Daw's Reply, and Upland's Rejoinder comprise a debate over the hypocrisy of friars. Meanwhile, Why I Can't Be a Nun decries the sins of nuns in convents. These texts are well glossed and include introductions and copious notes, making them approachable for students of Middle English of any level of experience.
Price: £17.50
Pages: 256
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Imprint: Medieval Institute Publications
Series: TEAMS Middle English Texts Series
Publication Date:
01 September 1991
ISBN: 9781879288058
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Ancient, classical and medieval texts
James Dean is Professor of English at the University of Delaware. His research interests center on medieval literature, particularly English writers of the later medieval period.
Piers the Plowman's Crede The Plowman's Tale Jack Upland Friar Daw's Reply Upland's Rejoinder Why I Can't Be a Nun Glossary