On John Gower : essays at the millennium / edited by R. F. Yeager.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yeager, Robert F.

Series:

Studies in medieval culture ; 46.

Studies in medieval culture ; 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gower, John, 1325?-1408--Criticism and interpretation.

Gower, John.

Gower, John, 1325?-1408--Political and social views.

Gower, John, 1325?-1408--Language.

Gower, John, 1325?-1408. Confessio amantis.

Gower, John, 1325?-1408.

Christian poetry, English (Middle)--History and criticism.

Christian poetry, English (Middle).

Poetry, Medieval--History and criticism.

Poetry, Medieval.

Christian ethics in literature.

Geography in literature.

Culture in literature.

Political and social views.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

x, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo : Medieval Institute Publications, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction / R. F. Yeager

Gower's Mediterranean / Steven F. Kruger

Rome, Troy, and culture in the Confessio amantis / Winthrop Wetherbee

Fraud, division, and lies : John Gower and London / Craig E. Bertolet

Principis umbra : kingship, justice, and pity in John Gower's poetry / Yoshiko Kobayashi

A bok for King Richardes sake : royal patronage, the Confessio, and the legend of good women / Joyce Coleman

Violence and the sacrificial poet : Gower, the Vox, and the critics / Eve Salisbury

From head to foot : syllabic play and metamorphosis in Book I of Gower's Vox clamantis / Kim Zarins

Gower's Virgil / Michael P. Kuczynski

Holy fear and poetics in John Gower's Confessio amantis, Book I / Claire Banchich

When reson torneth into rage : violence in Book III of the Confessio amantis / Georgiana Donavin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1580440983

9781580440981

1580440991

9781580440998

OCLC:

71223184