Piers Plowman

The first of its kind in Piers Plowman studies, this edition aims to establish the archetypal text of the B-version of the poem, the ancestor of all extant manuscripts. The editors claim that this can be determined with certainty by examining the relationship between the best copies of the alpha and beta families of the B-version stemma.

Primul de acest gen din studiile Piers Plowman, aceasta editie isi propune sa stabileasca textul arhetipal al versiunii B a poemului, stramosul tuturor manuscriselor existente. Editorii sustin ca acest lucru poate fi determinat cu certitudine examinand relatia dintre cele mai bune copii ale familiilor alfa si beta ale versiunii B stemma.