A-text
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A-text is one of the principal early versions of the Middle English allegorical poem *Piers Plowman*, representing an initial and shorter stage in the work’s complex textual development.
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English literary text
ⓘ
manuscript tradition ⓘ textual version ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Piers Plowman ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation |
earlier than B-text of Piers Plowman
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earlier than C-text of Piers Plowman ⓘ |
| form | poem ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical poem ⓘ |
| isVersionOf | Piers Plowman ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| lengthCharacteristic | shorter version ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | allegory ⓘ |
| textualDevelopmentRole |
initial stage in the poem’s complex textual development
ⓘ
principal early version of Piers Plowman ⓘ |
| tradition |
Middle English
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surface form:
Middle English literature
|
| workStage |
early version
ⓘ
initial stage ⓘ |
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