It is one of the most challenging works in Middle English textual criticism, because there are no less than 50 manuscripts, none of which are derived directly from one another.
It is one of the most challenging works in Middle English textual criticism, because there are no less than 50 manuscripts, none of which are derived directly from one another. It is believed to have inspired the Peasant's Revolt of 1381* and it contains the first mention of Robin Hood in the English language. With the narrator, Will, attempting to find the true Christian life, the poem includes dream visions and examination of three allegorical characters, Do-Well, Do-Bet, and Do-Best. FTP, name this medieval allegorical poem credited to William Langland.
It is one of the most challenging works in Middle English textual criticism, because there are no less than 50 manuscripts, none of which are derived directly from one another.
Piers Plowman or Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman