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The work of reform: literature and political ecology from Langland to Spenser
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The work of reform: literature and political ecology from Langland to Spenser

William M Rhodes
Cornell University Press
2025

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""This book considers the influence of Piers Plowman on Edmund Spenser's writing about Ireland. It traces the interaction of medieval husbandry manuals with poetry about agrarian land and labor and shows how these related traditions shape the formation of colonial thought in Spenser's poetry and prose"--Provided by publisher"-- Includes bibliographical references and index
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