The fifty-plus extant manuscripts of Piers Plowman have always posed a puzzle to editors and readers. This 1996 book is an account of the editions of the poem which have appeared since 1550, when it was first published by the protestant reformer Robert Crowley. It examines the circumstances in which...

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Main Author:	Brewer, Charlotte 1956- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996
Series:	Cambridge studies in medieval literature 28
Subjects:	Langland, William / 1330?-1400? / Piers Plowman / Criticism, Textual Langland, William / 1330?-1400? / Manuscripts Langland, William > 1332-1400 > Piers Plowman Christian poetry, English (Middle) / Criticism, Textual Manuscripts, Medieval / England / Editing Manuscripts, English (Middle) / Editing Edition Textkritik Geschichte
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	The fifty-plus extant manuscripts of Piers Plowman have always posed a puzzle to editors and readers. This 1996 book is an account of the editions of the poem which have appeared since 1550, when it was first published by the protestant reformer Robert Crowley. It examines the circumstances in which the editions were produced, the lives and intellectual motivations of the editors, and the relationship between one edition and the next. Brewer places the work of W. W. Skeat at the centre of Piers Plowman editing, showing how he towered above his predecessors and determined the path subsequently taken by editors of the poem, and presents much new biographical information about this extraordinary man. She uses a wide range of published and previously unpublished material to explain the difficulties of editing and to shed light on attempts to crack one of the major editorial conundrums in medieval studies
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xv, 459 pages)
ISBN:	9780511518690
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511518690