This book is a scholarly study of Langland's long poem Piers Plowman in relation to contemporary religious traditions concerning the course and end of history.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The visionary prophecy of Hildegard of Bingen in relation to Piers Plowman; 3. Piers Plowman and the medieval visionary tradition; 4. Leaven of malice: false apostles in the anti-mendicant apocalypticism of later medieval England; 5. Leaven of hope: new leadership and Joachite apocalypticism; 6. Conclusions; Notes; Select bibliography; General index; Index of biblical citations; Index of manuscripts.