The Lost History of Piers Plowman The Earliest Transmission of Langland's Work |
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| Author:
| Warner, Lawrence |
| Series title: | The Middle Ages Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-4275-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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This groundbreaking work challenges the received history of William Langland's Piers Plowman. Through close textual analysis, Lawrence Warner brings about a fundamental shift in our understanding of the production and transmission of the poem's three versions, establishing an entirely new paradigm for the study of Middle English literature.
This groundbreaking work challenges the received history of William Langland's Piers Plowman. Through close textual analysis, Lawrence Warner brings about a fundamental shift in our understanding of the production and transmission of the poem's three versions, establishing an entirely new paradigm for the study of Middle English literature.