Langland's 'corlew': another look at 'Piers Plowman' B xiv.43. From: Medium Aevum | Date: September 22, 1993| Author: Spearman, Alan | COPYRIGHT 1993 Society for the Study of Mediaeval Languages and Literature. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Middle English term 'corlew' could refer to either Numenius arquata, the Eurasian curlew, or to Coturnix coturnix, the European quail, and it seems likely that the ambiguity was intended by Langland in 'Piers Plowman' Passus xiv, line 43, 'the Corlew by kynde of the Eyr, moost clennest flessh of briddes.' The curlew is associated with the plover, which had been said to feed on air. The quail provides a more spiritual association, as it was mentioned in the Old Testament as a food given to...

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