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Warner, Lawrence, 1968–
The myth of Piers Plowman : constructing a medieval literary archive / Lawrence Warner.
pages cm. – (Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; 89)
ISBN 978-1-107-04363-3 (Hardback)
1. Langland, William, 1330?–1400?–Criticism and interpretation. 2. Langland, William,
1330?–1400?–Authorship. 3. Langland, William, 1330?–1400? Piers Plowman–
Criticism, Textual. I. Title.
PR2015.W37 2014
821′.1–dc23 2013033226
ISBN 978-1-107-04363-3 Hardback
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