Piers Plowman




Piers Plowman (w. ca. 1360–1399) is the title of a Middle English allegorical narrative by William Langland. It is written in unrhymed alliterative verse divided into sections called "passus" (Latin for "steps"). Piers is considered by many critics one of the early great works of English literature along with Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.





Existing Data/Presentation: The Prologue




Basic strategy




HTML source behind first line








Basic strategy - Revised




Word element hierarchy




Word element schema




First line XML




Looking ahead - Styling content