A Glossarial Concordance to William Langland's

Edited by Tomonori Matsushita, Senshu University.

3 vols. in 4 books. 2,250 pp. 21.50 x 29.0 cm. Cloth bound
ISBN 4-8419-0240-6

Yushodo Press, Co., Ltd. Tokyo, 1998-2000.

Price: ¥155,000
(available only as a set; Customers in Japan 5% add consumption tax)

The Vision of Piers Plowman composed by William Langland is well known as one of the most profound religious poems in the late Middle English period. It has been more than one hundred years since Walter W. Skeat completed his editions (1869-73) of the A, B, and C Versions, added its parallel text (1886), and exposed the details of Piers Plowman fully. Recent publication of editions by A. V. C. Schmidt and George Kane and his co-authors makes it possible to move deeply into the research of Piers Plowman immeasurably.

The present editor compiles this concordance consisting of 3 volumes in 4 parts using as its base edition A. V. C. Schmidt: William Langland's The Vision of Piers Plowman: The B-Text (Dent Edition, 1995) and lists its vocabulary systematically. This concordance is available to Langlandian scholars because it has definitions of each headword and is also quite useful as a Langland glossary.

Volume I :
Concordance to William Langland's The Vision of Piers Plowman / List of Headwords in the Main Concordance.

Part 1 & 2 (2 Vols Set) 1,100p. ISBN: 4-8419-0240-6 Yushodo Press, Co., Ltd. Tokyo, 1998.

<Main Concordance>
The Main Concordance contains all the headwords of Middle English, Latin, and Old French and cites all the occurrences. Each headword is followed by its frequency; parts of speech; and definitions and etymologies. Each line with its line-numbering is cited in its full form per headword.

Volume II :
Minor Concordances -- Latin; Old French; Proper Names, Personifications and Phrasal Names / Lists of Latin and Old French Words, Phrases and Sentences, and Phrasal Names / Frequency Lists -- The Main Concordance; Latin Words; Old French Words; Proper Names, Personifications, and Phrasal Names / Maps.

430p. ISBN: 4-8419-0258-9 Yushodo Press, Co., Ltd. Tokyo, 1998.

Latin Concordance and Old French Concordance
The Latin Concordance contains all the Latin headwords and cites all their occurrences. Definitions and sources are added to them. Words and phrases cited from the Vulgate especially shed light on Langland's religious background.
Concordance of Proper Names, Personifications, and Phrasal Names
This Concordance contains proper names, personifications, and phrasal names, and gives us important clues to an analysis of Langland's religious and social backgrounds and his allegorical world in The Vision of Piers Plowman.
Latin Citations consist of citations from the Vulgate, those from Cato, St. Bernard, and other sources. Modern English translations are added to those citations for the sake of convenience.

Volume III :
Concordance of Alliterative Words / Text: The Vision of Piers Plowman.

720p. ISBN: 4-8419-0272-4 Yushodo Press, Co., Ltd. Tokyo, 2000.

The Concordance of Alliterative Words contains all the alliterative words. To each headword are added its definitions and etymology.
The Text follows A. V. C. Schmidt's Dent edition, alliterative words of each line are marked with boldface type, and its caesura is inserted in accordance with Cambridge, Trinity College MS B.15.17. Its alliterative pattern is indicated at the end of the line.

A very useful research and reference tool

A.V.C Schmidt (Balliol College, Oxford)

The value of a concordance for the lexical and thematic study of a work such as Piers Plowman should need no arguing. Prof. Matsushita has now provided this for the B-Text, presenting it with glosses, brief etymologies and, for Latin words, a concise analysis of the grammar. In addition he gives over a dozen appendixes containing statistical information on the frequency-rates of words (including foreign words) and alliterative words and patterns. Altogether, this Concordance will form a very useful research and reference tool for students of Langland, and I warmly welcome its publication.

Editor's Notes
Headword Sample

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Edited by Tomonori Matsushita, Senshu University.
3 vols. in 4 books. 2,250 pp. 21.50 x 29.0 cm. Cloth bound	ISBN 4-8419-0240-6
Yushodo Press, Co., Ltd. Tokyo, 1998-2000.



Volume I :	*Concordance to William Langland's The Vision of Piers Plowman* / List of Headwords in the Main Concordance.**
	Part 1 & 2 (2 Vols Set) 1,100p. ISBN: 4-8419-0240-6 Yushodo Press, Co., Ltd. Tokyo, 1998. <Main Concordance> The Main Concordance contains all the headwords of Middle English, Latin, and Old French and cites all the occurrences. Each headword is followed by its frequency; parts of speech; and definitions and etymologies. Each line with its line-numbering is cited in its full form per headword.

Volume II :	Minor Concordances -- Latin; Old French; Proper Names, Personifications and Phrasal Names / Lists of Latin and Old French Words, Phrases and Sentences, and Phrasal Names / Frequency Lists -- The Main Concordance; Latin Words; Old French Words; Proper Names, Personifications, and Phrasal Names / Maps.
	430p. ISBN: 4-8419-0258-9 Yushodo Press, Co., Ltd. Tokyo, 1998. Latin Concordance and Old French Concordance The Latin Concordance contains all the Latin headwords and cites all their occurrences. Definitions and sources are added to them. Words and phrases cited from the Vulgate especially shed light on Langland's religious background. Concordance of Proper Names, Personifications, and Phrasal Names This Concordance contains proper names, personifications, and phrasal names, and gives us important clues to an analysis of Langland's religious and social backgrounds and his allegorical world in The Vision of Piers Plowman. Latin Citations consist of citations from the Vulgate, those from Cato, St. Bernard, and other sources. Modern English translations are added to those citations for the sake of convenience.

Volume III :	*Concordance of Alliterative Words / Text: The Vision of Piers Plowman.*
	720p. ISBN: 4-8419-0272-4 Yushodo Press, Co., Ltd. Tokyo, 2000. The Concordance of Alliterative Words contains all the alliterative words. To each headword are added its definitions and etymology. The Text follows A. V. C. Schmidt's Dent edition, alliterative words of each line are marked with boldface type, and its caesura is inserted in accordance with Cambridge, Trinity College MS B.15.17. Its alliterative pattern is indicated at the end of the line.