| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Piers Plowman: The three versions
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
Piers Plowman (Three versions)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; The Glossary as an Undertaking; Choosing Instances; Arrangement; Etymologies; Abbreviations; GLOSSARY. |
| Summary |
This Glossary is designed as a companion to William Langland's dream vision poem, Piers Plowman, widely regarded as the greatest literary work in Middle English before Chaucer. It glosses and explains over 5000 English words, and foreign words used as if English, in the A, B and C texts of Piers Plowman printed in the critically-acclaimed Athlone editions. Where possible, it illustrates words with examples from all three versions. The first glossary to Piers Plowman was compiled in 1886 by Sir William Skeat but there has been no attempt, until now, to provide a new glossary that takes account o. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Langland, William, 1330?-1400? Piers Plowman.
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400? -- Language -- Glossaries, etc.
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400? |
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Piers Plowman (Langland, William) |
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Electronic books.
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Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kane, George. Piers Plowman glossary. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2005 (DLC) 2005363550 |
| ISBN |
9781847143792 (electronic book) |
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1847143792 (electronic book) |
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9780826486028 (hardback) |
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0826486029 (hardback) |
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0826486029 (hardback) |
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