In which poem do we have the reference of “A fair field full of folk”?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is Piers Plowman
Introduction: The phrase "a fair field full of folk" is an iconic opening image from a major Middle English allegorical dream-vision poem, setting the stage for a critical survey of 14th-century English society.
Information Booster:
· The line appears in the Prologue of Piers Plowman (circa 1370-90) by William Langland.
· The dreamer, Will, falls asleep and sees "a fair field full of folk" nestled between the Tower of Truth (Heaven) and the Dungeon of Wrong (Hell). This field represents the world of humankind, with all its estates and occupations.
· This image is the starting point for Langland's profound and sprawling moral and social allegory, where he observes and critiques the lives of people from all walks of medieval life.
Additional Knowledge:
· The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is a framed narrative of pilgrims telling stories, beginning in the Tabard Inn, not with this specific field imagery.
· Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory is a prose compilation of Arthurian legends.
· The Romanut of the Rose is a Middle English translation of the French allegorical poem Roman de la Rose, which also begins with a dream but features a walled garden, not an open field of folk.