The Penn Commentary on Piers Plowman, Volume 2 C Passus 5-9; B Passus 5-7; A Passus 5-8
The Penn Commentary on Piers Plowman, Volume 2, by Ralph Hanna, deliberately addresses the question of the poem's perceived "difficulty," by indicating the legitimate areas of unresolved dilemmas, while offering often original explanations of a variety of textual loci.