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OverviewThis edition, the first of its kind in Piers Plowman studies, aims to establish the archetypal text of the B-version of the poem, the ancestor of all extant manuscripts. The editors claim that this can be determined with certainty in the majority of lines by examining the relationship between the best copies of the alpha and beta families of the B-version stemma. Past editors have attempted to reconstruct the authorial text by extensive emendation, but Burrow and Turville-Petre claim that the archetype was not nearly as corrupt as previously maintained. In Piers Plowman: The B-Version Archetype the editors have opened a new chapter in the study of the B-text tradition. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William Langland , John Burrow , Thorlac Turville-PetrePublisher: Society for Early English & Norse Electronic Texts (SEENET) Imprint: Society for Early English & Norse Electronic Texts (SEENET) ISBN: 9781941331132ISBN 10: 1941331130 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 30 July 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJohn A. Burrow was emeritus professor at the University of Bristol, and the author of many studies of medieval literature, including Langland's Fictions. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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