Poetic Obituaries: [David C. Fowler's] interest in Cornish

literature was sparked by the Middle English poem "Piers Plowman," the authorship of which was a point of academic debate. Fowler's work included the study of the 14th-century scholar John Trevisa (whom Fowler believed wrote the poem), the history of the English ballad and the Bible in medieval English literature.

from Seattle Post-Intelligencer: David C. Fowler, 1921-2007: Professor led UW fight in 'Bible trial'

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