John Gower, Poetry and Propaganda in Fourteenth-Century England

(Part of the Publications of the John Gower Society Series)

by David R. Carlson

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John Gower's works examined as part of a tradition of "official" writings on behalf of the Crown.

WINNER: 2013 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award

John Gower has been criticised for composing verse propaganda for the English state, in support of the regime of Henry IV, at the end of his distinguished career. However, as the author of this book shows, using evidence from Gower's English, French and Latin poems alongside contemporary...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1843843153

ISBN13:9781843843153

Release Date:July 2012

Publisher:Boydell & Brewer

Length:254 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.4"

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(Part of the Publications of the John Gower Society Series)

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