The vision of Piers Plowman / newly rendered into modern English by Henry W. Wells ; with an introduction by Nevill Coghill and notes by the translator
1959, Cheap Edition. London : Sheed and Ward. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #442250
Physical description; xxix, 304 pages ; 23 cm. Contents; Introduction -- The vision of Piers Plowman -- The induction -- Passus I -- II -- III -- IV-- V -- VI -- VII -- VIII (Prologue to the life of do well) -- IX (The life of do well) -- X -- XI -- XII -- XIII -- XIV -- XV (Prologue to the life of do bet) -- XVI (The life of do bet) -- XVII -- XVIII -- XIX (The life of do best) -- XX. Subjects; Wells, Henry W. 1895-1978. Wells, Henry Willis 1895-. Coghill, Nevill 1899-1980. Coghill, Nevill. Wells, Henry W. Piers Plowman. Christian poetry, English (Middle) Modernized versions. Christian poetry, English (Middle). Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages ; Poetry. Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages. Visions.
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