A companion to Gower / edited by Siân Echard.

Other author Echard, Siân.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge [England] ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer, 2004.
Description286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Gower, John, 1325?-1408--Criticism and interpretation.
Gower, John, 1325?-1408. Confessio amantis.
Love poetry, English (Middle)--History and criticism.
Poetry, Medieval--History and criticism.
Christian ethics in literature.
Courtly love in literature.
Rhetoric, Medieval.

Contents Introduction: Gower's reputation / Siân Echard -- Iohannes Gower, armiger, poeta: records and memorials of his life and death / John Hines, Nathalie Cohen and Simon Roffey -- London, Southwark, Westminster: Gower's urban contexts / Robert Epstein -- John Gower and London English / Jeremy J. Smith -- The manuscripts and illustrations of Gower's work / Derek Pearsall -- 'This worthy olde writer': Pericles and other Gowers, 1592-1640 / Helen Cooper -- Gower in print / Siân Echard -- John Gower's French / R.F. Yeager -- The Latin works: politics, lament, and praise / A.G. Rigg and Edward S. Moore -- Confessio amantis and the French tradition / Ardis Butterfield -- Classical and Boethian tradition in the Confessio amantis / Winthrop Wetherbee -- Gender and sexuality in Confessio amantis / Diane Watt -- The politics and psychology of governance in Gower: ideas of kingship and real kings / Russell Peck -- Gower's poetic styles / John Burrow -- Appendix: a chronology of Gower criticism / Siân Echard and Julie Lanz.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2003017979
ISBN1843840006 (acid-free paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PR1987 .C66 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold