{"product_id":"six-ecclesiastical-satires-9781879288058","title":"Six Ecclesiastical Satires","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Dean\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Medieval Institute Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume would comprise a great unit on anticlerical poetry in late medieval England, collecting \u003ci\u003ePiers the Plowman's Crede\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Plowman's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJack Upland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFriar Daw's Reply\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUpland's Rejoinder\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhy I Can't Be a Nun\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003ci\u003ePiers the Plowman's Crede\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Plowman's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e casts an anticlerical tale in the mold of one of the Canterbury Tales. \u003ci\u003eJack Upland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFriar Daw's Reply\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUpland's Rejoinder\u003c\/i\u003e comprise a debate over the hypocrisy of friars. Meanwhile, \u003ci\u003eWhy I Can't Be a Nun\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Medieval Institute Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892510900375,"sku":"9781879288058","price":1902.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781879288058.webp?v=1781187292","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/six-ecclesiastical-satires-9781879288058","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}