- Langland
- biographical name William circa 1330-circa 1400 English poet
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Langland
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Langland — could refer to:People* Joseph Langland * Tuck Langland, an American sculptor * William LanglandPlaces* Langland Bay, near the village of Langland on the Gower peninsula of south west Wales … Wikipedia
Langland — [ læȖlənd], William, englischer Dichter, * in Shropshire (?) um 1332, ✝ London (?) um 1400. Langland gilt neben G. Chaucer als der bedeutendste englische Dichter des Spätmittelalters. Seine Biographie wird aus dem in drei Fassungen… … Universal-Lexikon
Langland — Langland, William, engl. Dichter, geb. um 1332 in der Grafschaft Shropshire, gest. 1399 in Bristol, erwarb sich eine umfassende theologische Bildung, empfing aber nur die niedern Weihen, zog nach London und verdiente sich dort seinen Unterhalt… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Langland — Langland, William … Enciclopedia Universal
Langland — [laŋ′lənd] William 1330? 1400?; Eng. poet … English World dictionary
Langland — William Langland (* ca. 1330; † 1387) war einer der bedeutendsten mittelenglischen Dichter. Über das Leben Langlands ist nur wenig bekannt, sein Name kann nur aus dem ihm zugeschriebenen Werk Piers Plowman abgeleitet werden. Dieses zählt neben… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Langland — This Anglo Scottish residential surname is recorded as Langland, Langlands, Longland and Longlands. It is of Anglo Saxon pre 8th century origins. It derives from the words lang meaning long , plus land , which in this context is an area cleared… … Surnames reference
Langland Bay — is a popular coastal holiday resort near Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. In the right conditions, it is one of the best surf beaches in Wales and the West Country. Langland is one of the best beaches in Wales and annually wins the prestigious European… … Wikipedia
Langland, Swansea — Langland is a village the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling in the Newton and Oystermouth wards. Langland is located in the south eastern part of the Gower peninsula, directly north of the Langland Bay beach resort … Wikipedia
Langland, William — (ca. 1330–ca. 1388) Almost nothing can be said with certainty about the author of the popular and influential 14thcentury DREAM VISION poem PIERS PLOWMAN. In the past, there was controversy as to whether a single author wrote all three… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Langland, William — born с 1330 died с 1400 Presumed author of the poem known as Piers Plowman. Little is known of his life, though he clearly had a deep knowledge of theology and was interested in the asceticism of St. Bernard de Clairvaux. One of the greatest… … Universalium
