The World of "Piers Plowman"
- ISBN-10
- 0812210859
- ISBN-13
- 9780812210859
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 265
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1975-12
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Authors
- Edward Peters, Jeanne Krochalis
Description
This collection is uniquely helpful to students of medieval history, literature, and Western civilization.
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