<P> William Langland ( / ˈlæŋlənd / ; Latin : Willielmus de Langland ; c. 1332 -- c. 1386 ) is the presumed author of a work of Middle English alliterative verse generally known as Piers Plowman , an allegory with a complex variety of religious themes . The poem translated the language and concepts of the cloister into symbols and images that could be understood by a layman . </P>
<P> William Langland ( / ˈlæŋlənd / ; Latin : Willielmus de Langland ; c. 1332 -- c. 1386 ) is the presumed author of a work of Middle English alliterative verse generally known as Piers Plowman , an allegory with a complex variety of religious themes . The poem translated the language and concepts of the cloister into symbols and images that could be understood by a layman . </P>
the chief element of langland 's allegory is
the chief element of langland 's allegory is
a complex variety of religious themes
a complex variety of religious themes