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William Langland's "Piers Plowman": The C Version - The Middle Ages Series
William Langland
William Langland's "Piers Plowman": The C Version - The Middle Ages Series
William Langland
"A gifted poet has given us an astute, adroit, vigorous, inviting, eminently readable translation... The challenging gamut of Langland's language ... has here been rendered with blessed energy and precision. Economou has indeed Done-Best."-Allen Mandelbaum
Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxi]-xxiv). Biographical Note: George Economou is Professor of English at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. He is the author of The Goddess Natura in Medieval Literature. Among his books of poetry are Landed Natures; Ameriki: Book One and Selected Earlier Poems; and harmonies and fits. Table of Contents: PrefaceIntroductionSelected BibliographyProloguePassus IPassus IIPassus IIIPassus IVPassus VPassus VIPassus VIIPassus VIIIPassus IXPassus XPassus XIPassus XIIPassus XIIIPassus XIVPassus XVPassus XVIPassus XVIIPassus XVIIIPassus XIXPassus XXPassus XXIPassus XXIIExplanatory NotesAppendix: Table of Major Additions, Omissions, and Transpositions of Material in the C VersionPublisher Marketing: A gifted poet has given us an astute, adroit, vigorous, inviting, eminently readable translation... The challenging gamut of Langland's language ... has here been rendered with blessed energy and precision. Economou has indeed Done-Best.-Allen Mandelbaum
Contributor Bio: Economou, George D Economou is Professor of English at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 1, 1996 |
ISBN13 | 9780812215618 |
Publishers | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Genre | Chronological Period > Medieval (500-1453) Studies - Cultural Region > British Isles |
Pages | 296 |
Dimensions | 230 × 154 × 18 mm · 468 g |
Translator | Economou, George |
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