Piers Plowman
/ˌpɪəz ˈplaʊmən/
/ˌpɪrz ˈplaʊmən/
- a long poem written in the late 14th century by William Langland. The poem describes a vision (= a religious experience like a dream) in which different objects represent good and evil, and how Piers helps a group of people to search for truth through Christianity. It describes the life of ordinary people in great detail, and criticizes the social and moral evils of the time.
威廉·兰兰德（William Langland）在14世纪后期写的一首长诗。这首诗描述了一种异象（代表着梦想的宗教经历），其中不同的事物代表着善与恶，皮尔斯如何帮助一群人通过基督教来寻求真理。它详尽地描述了普通百姓的生活，并批评了当时的社会和道德弊端。