Piers Plowman: The A Version

by David C. Fowler, William Langland, Professor William Langland

Book Overview

The fourteenth-century Piers Plowman is one of the most influential poems from the Age of Chaucer. Following the character Will on his quest for the true Christian life, the three dream narratives that make up this work address a number of pressing political, social, moral, and educational issues of the late Middle Ages. M?ce?l F. Vaughan presents a fresh edition of the A version, an earlier and shorter version of this great work.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421401401
• ISBN13: 9781421401409
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Piers the Plowman

The long-recognized need for an edition of Piers the Plowman based on modern methods of textual criticism was met by the publication of this book in 1952. The present reissue of that edition in a paperbound version meets yet another need. It provides an authoritative and easily obtainable edition for the student of the work. Containing a historical introduction, explanatory notes, and a glossary, the book is a full-bodied presentation of the A-version of the poem and is invaluable for students and scholars alike. --- frombook's back cover