| William Langland Contributor(s): Wittig, Joseph S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0805770380 ISBN-13: 9780805770384 Publisher: Twayne Publishers OUR PRICE: $62.37 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1997 Annotation: "William Langland's Piers Plowman ranks, with the works of Chaucer and the Gawain poet, among the most engaging to emerge from that extraordinary flowering of Middle English literature in the second half of the fourteenth century". Joseph Wittig in his study of this staple of medieval literature courses brings forth the powerful language, the structural complexity, and the vibrant energy of Piers Plowman. Wittig's aim is to introduce the "rich and complex text to the serious reader who is not a specialist in the Middle Ages", and it is this aim that makes Wittig's study unique. In William Langland, Wittig successfully provides a thorough and engaging introduction to the poem for the first-time reader. Wittig's survey includes a biographical introduction to the poet, an overview of the poem, and seven chapters of in-depth analysis covering each section of the poem. Students will be especially well served by the detailed chronology and the selected bibliography that accompany the text. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.1 |
| LCCN: 97009385 |
| Series: Twayne's English Authors |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.82" W x 8.83" (0.92 lbs) 202 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Series Editors: Kinley E. Roby, Northeastern University; Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University; Joseph Bartolomeo, University of Massachusetts; George Economou, University of Oklahoma; Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts. TWAYNES UNITED STATES AUTHORS, ENGLISH AUTHORS, and WORLD AUTHORS Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works. Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volume addresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writers work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading the Authors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives. Each volume features: a critical, interpretive study and explication of the authors works; a brief biography of the author; an accessible chronology outlining the life, work, and relevant historical background of the author; aids for further study -- complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography, and an index; and a readable style presented in a manageable length. |
