An Introduction to Piers Plowman
392 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Paperback
Release Date:24 Oct 2017
ISBN:9780813064574
An Introduction to Piers Plowman
University Press of Florida
., 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
This lively book has no peers. . . . Readers seeking a one-stop shop for tools with which to engage with all things . ‘A welcome addition to . . . previously available handbooks, guidebooks, and companions.’—Studies in the Age of Chaucer 'Provides a running summary of the poem through its three widely accepted 'versions,' adding observations, lightly interpretive appreciations, and speculation about the author’s reasons for various revisions. The readings are clarifying and astute, bringing out moments rarely mentioned and offering fresh treatments of famous passages; the critic’s warm voice fosters enthusiasm.'—Choice ‘Introduce[s] readers to the full complexity of the poem and its critical tradition in an engaging and accessible way. . . . Calabrese draws on a shared library of texts and experiences with inventive analogies that bring the poem to life.’—Speculum
A comprehensive and witty guide to understanding . accessible without sacrificing complexity, guiding readers expertly through the poem's much-debated development.'–Nicole R. Rice, author of Lay Piety and Religious Discipline in Middle English Literature
Michael Calabrese, professor of English at California State University, Los Angeles, is the author of Chaucer’s Ovidian Arts of Love.
