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A companion to Piers Plowman / edited by John A. Alford.
De Gruyter University of California Press eBook-Package Archive Pre-2000 Available online
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian poetry, English (Middle)--History and criticism.
- Christian poetry, English (Middle).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 p.) : 1 frontisp.
- Edition:
- Reprint 2019
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1988]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- A Companion to Piers Plowman is the first comprehensive guide to William Langland's fourteenth-century masterpiece. Until now no single volume has discussed the broad range of issues raised here, nor have previous studies drawn on such an internationally distinguished group of Langland scholars.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- Preface
- INTRODUCTION: The Critical Heritage
- 1. The Design of the Poem
- 2. The Historical Context
- 3. Langland's Theology
- 4. Allegorical Visions
- 5. Satire
- 6. Medieval Sermons
- 7. The Text
- 8. Dialect and Grammar
- 9. Alliterative Style
- EPILOGUE: The Legacy of Piers Plowman
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780520908314
- 0520908317
- OCLC:
- 1149421351
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