Gower, John.
- Author/Editor
- Echard, Siân.
- Title
- Gower, John.
- Published
- Echard, Siân. "Gower, John." In Richard G. Newhauser, gen. ed. The Chaucer Encyclopedia. 4 vols.; continuous pagination. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell, 2023. Vol. II, pp. 832-35.
- Review
- In this brief encyclopedia entry Echard outlines Gower's life and briskly describes his works. She summarizes the structuring principles and some details of "Mirour de l'Omme," "Vox Clamantis," and "Confessio Amantis," citing Gower's other works where they align with these three by language--French, Latin, and English--emphasizing his trilinguality. Echard also observes some of Gower's connections with Chaucer, mentions editions of Gower's works, and cross-lists a variety of biographical and literary sub-topics, such as "Henry of Derby," "Ballade," "Frame-tale Narration," etc. Gower is mentioned recurrently elsewhere in this "Encyclopedia," largely in passing, but carefully listed in the comprehensive index. [MA. Copyright. John Gower Society. eJGN 43.1]
- Date
- 2023
- Gower Subjects
- Backgrounds and General Criticism
Biography of Gower
Language and Word Studies
Bibliographies, Reports, and Reference