| Piers Plowman: A New Annotated Edition of the C-Text Contributor(s): Pearsall, Derek (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0859897834 ISBN-13: 9780859897839 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $148.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2008 Annotation: William Langland's poem "Piers Plowman" treats several important aspects of late fourteenth-century life: ideological conflict, social upheaval, and the changing role of religious thought. Vividly encapsulating the great debates of the day, it acts as a commentary on such historically significant events and ideas as the Peasants' Revolt (1381) and medieval allegory. Its engagement with religion and politics aside, "Piers Plowman" stands as one of the greatest poems of the English Middle Ages, earning a place next to works by Dante and Chaucer. For this new and fully updated edition, Langland scholar Derek Pearsall has completely revised the C-text (part of an A-B-C textual chronology), adding helpful side-glosses for the student reader, revising and updating the explanatory notes, appending an up-to-date introduction and retaining the full glossary. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.1 |
| Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.8" W x 9.7" (2.25 lbs) 438 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |