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A review by richthegreat
Piers Plowman by William Langland
challenging
slow-paced
2.75
So I read this book with a supported book club, where we read things slowly and dissect them. That is absolutely the only way I would have completed the book. For me it was hard work, personification gone mad.
I realise this is an english "proto-novel", but for me the prose were so dense that it's just essentially a sermon. I think this type of novel is probably best appreciated in an English class.
Apparently this was seen as revolutionary at the time it was distributed and I think to appreciate that you really need to read the notes, and have a working understanding of the socio-political context of the time.
I realise this is an english "proto-novel", but for me the prose were so dense that it's just essentially a sermon. I think this type of novel is probably best appreciated in an English class.
Apparently this was seen as revolutionary at the time it was distributed and I think to appreciate that you really need to read the notes, and have a working understanding of the socio-political context of the time.