pWilliam Langland's allegorical poem iPiers Plowmani is becoming ever more popular in medieval English literature courses. But most current introductions focus primarily on the B text, leaving a gap in available resources for the poem's study. As iPiers Plowmani continues to gain academic attention in all its three versions the A, B, and C texts, teachers and students need a new perspective and new approach to the poem as an evolving whole.ppThis first comprehensive introduction to Langland's masterful work covers all three iterations and outlines the various changes that occurred between each. Useful for individuals reading any version of iPiers Plowmani, this engaging guide offers a much-needed navigational summary, a chronology of historic events relevant to the poem, biographical notes about Langland, and keys to characters and proper pronunciation. Calabrese's definitive and refreshingly lively volume allows readers to navigate this daunting poem and to contextualize it within the