{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-piers-plowman-michael-a-calabrese-9780813062709","title":"An Introduction to Piers Plowman","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam Langland's allegorical poem \u003ci\u003ePiers Plowman\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePiers Plowman\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003ePiers Plowman\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael A. Calabrese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813062705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813062709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017","brand":"Michael A. Calabrese","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926382477567,"sku":"9780813062709","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7d0c2e71-85b9-48fa-9a09-45a93c82a4ca.jpg?v=1681082770","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-piers-plowman-michael-a-calabrese-9780813062709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}