A Companion to Piers Plowman - Softcover

"The diverse problems "Piers Plowman has posed for modern criticism have made ample opportunity for a thoroughly unfocused work, but this collection of essays holds together remarkably well. . . . All are excellent and each covers a remarkable amount of material. . . This book is an essential starting point for an examination of "Piers, whatever facet of the poem one wishes to look at, and is an excellent introduction to late 14th-century literature. Highly recommended."--"Choice

"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.