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John Gower (/ ˈ ɡ aʊ. ər /; c. 1330 – October 1408) was an English poet, a contemporary of William Langland and the Pearl Poet, and a personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer.
John Gower ( Kent, c. 1330 — Southwark, 1408) foi um poeta britânico . Escreveu poesia épica, didáctica e alegórica em latim, inglês e francês. Escreveu em francês Speculum Meditantis ou Mirour de l'Omme (1376-1379), em latim Vox Clamantis, sobre a revolta de 1381 e, em inglês, Confessio Amantis, de 1390 .
John Gower (born 1330?—died 1408, London?) was a medieval English poet in the tradition of courtly love and moral allegory, whose reputation once matched that of his contemporary and friend Geoffrey Chaucer, and who strongly influenced the writing of other poets of his day.
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Learn about John Gower, Chaucer's friend and fellow poet, who wrote in Latin, French and English. Explore his Confessio Amantis, a dream vision with moral and political lessons, and compare it with Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
The John Gower Society promotes and supports scholarship, teaching, and events related to John Gower, a 14th-century poet and contemporary of Chaucer. Learn about the upcoming V International Gower Congress, the online Gower bibliography, and the John Hurt Fisher Award.
20 de set. de 2012 · An overview of the life and works of John Gower (d. 1408), a 14th-century English poet who wrote in French, Latin, and English. Learn about his major poems, his legacy, his reception, and his multilingualism.
This volume draws together essays by established medievalists and up-and-coming medieval scholars which, through their collective focus on Gower, provide a thorough exploration of the voices of this significant poet and the discourses in which he participated. This has long been needed.
