Bøker av C. David (Emeritus Benson

A study of ancient Rome as a prominent topic in the works of Middle English poets. Discusses how each these poets conceives of ancient Rome and Romans, both pagan and Christian, and why it matters to their work. Includes the works of Gower, Chaucer, Langland, and Lydgate.

This title returns the 14th-century poem "Piers Plowman" to late medieval English culture by treating it as a public rather than a personal or elite work. Divided into two parts, the first is an extended essay on "Piers" scholarship and the second part offers an alternative history of the poem.