Learning on ScreenIntroduction to ‘Piers Plowman’ (2 Parts)
- Synopsis
- Part 1: Professor Harold Brooks highlights the influences of Langland’s life and education on his work, sketches the criticism of 14th-century religious and social life found in ‘Piers Plowman’ and comments on the author’s remedy.
Part 2: Professor Brooks deals with the methods Langland employs to compose his tale, stresses the peculiarities of its structure, comments on the role of allegory and persons, and the interlocking of the different lives. He concludes with a consideration of the imagery in the work. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio; Audiocassette. 37, 34 min.
- Year of production
- 1975
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
- Uses
- Students of English literature.
- Subjects
- English language and literature
- Keywords
- Langland, William; poetry
Credits
- Director
- N.C. Collins
- Producer
- N.C. Collins
- Writer
- Harold Brooks
- Cast
Harold Brooks
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
University of London Audio-Visual Centre
- Notes
- Closed down.
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