An Introduction to Piers Plowman Contributor(s): Calabrese, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813064570 ISBN-13: 9780813064574 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - History | Europe - Medieval |
Dewey: 821.1 |
Series: New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditi |
Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.09 lbs) 392 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: William Langland's allegorical poem Piers Plowman is becoming ever more popular in medieval English literature courses. But most current introductions focus primarily on the B text, leaving a gap in available resources for the poem's study. As Piers Plowman continues to gain academic attention in all its three versions (the A, B, and C texts), teachers and students need a new perspective and new approach to the poem as an evolving whole. This first comprehensive introduction to Langland's masterful work covers all three iterations and outlines the various changes that occurred between each. Useful for individuals reading any version of Piers Plowman, this engaging guide offers a much-needed navigational summary, a chronology of historic events relevant to the poem, biographical notes about Langland, and keys to characters and proper pronunciation. Calabrese's definitive and refreshingly lively volume allows readers to navigate this daunting poem and to contextualize it within the literary history of Western culture. Michael Calabrese, professor of English at California State University, Los Angeles, is the author of Chaucer's Ovidian Arts of Love. A volume in the series New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions, edited |
Contributor Bio(s): Calabrese, Michael: - Michael Calabrese, professor of English at California State University, Los Angeles, is the author of Chaucer's Ovidian Arts of Love. |