In the 'Vita de Dowel' of 'Piers Plowman,' which figure represents formal, institutional learning and the scholarship of the clergy?
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Correct answer: Clergy
Clergy personifies learned, institutional (church) scholarship in the Dowel section. Dame Study represents the discipline of study itself, and Scripture personifies the biblical text.
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