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piers plowman a new annotated edition of the c text
william langlands poem piers plowman treats several important aspects of late fourteenth century life ideological conflict social upheaval and the changing role of religious thought . vividly encapsulating the great debates of the day it acts as a commentary on such historically significant events and ideas as the peasants revolt 1381 and medieval allegory . its engagement with religion and politics aside piers plowman stands as one of the greatest poems of the english middle ages earning a place next to works by dante and chaucer . for this new and fully updated edition langland scholar derek pearsall has completely revised the c text part of an a b c textual chronology adding helpful side glosses for the student reader revising and updating the explanatory notes appending an up to date introduction and retaining the full glossary .