A Guidebook to Piers Plowman

This comprehensive, readable guide works chronologically through the entire text of Piers Plowman and is designed to be read alongside it.

Assuming no previous knowledge, it equips readers to enjoy and analyze the text for themselves by clarifying Langland's thinking, contextualizing the religious, political and social issues raised, detailing the genres and sources he is using, and offering alternative critical interpretations at key points.

This is an invaluable tool to help readers appreciate the originality and modernity of Langland's poetry.