John Gower's poetry offers an important and immediate response to the turbulent events of his day. The essays here examine it from an historical angle, bringing out fresh new insights. Front Cover -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- NOTES ON...
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John Gower's poetry offers an important and immediate response to the turbulent events of his day. The essays here examine it from an historical angle, bringing out fresh new insights. Front Cover -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- NOTES ON EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- A NOTE ON THE REFERENCES -- PREFACE: GOWER IN CONTEXT -- PART I: GOWER'S LIFE AND WORKS -- CHRONOLOGY OF JOHN GOWER'S LIFE RECORDS -- Chapter 1: GOWER'S LIFE -- Chapter 2: GOWER'S WORKS -- PART II: GOWER AND LAY SOCIETY -- Chapter 3: NOBILITY AND CHIVALRY -- Chapter 4: THE PEASANTS AND THE GREAT REVOLT -- Chapter 5: TOWNS AND TRADE -- Chapter 6: MEN OF LAW -- PART III: GOWER AND THE CHURCH -- Chapter 7: THE PAPACY, SECULAR CLERGYAND LOLLARDY -- Chapter 8: MONASTIC LIFE -- Chapter 9: THE FRIARS -- PART IV: GOWER AND GENDER -- Chapter 10: WOMEN AND POWER -- Chapter 11: MASCULINITY -- PART V: GOWER AND POLITICS -- Chapter 12: POLITICAL THEORY -- Chapter 13: GOWER, RICHARD II AND HENRY IV -- PART VI: GOWER AND COSMOGRAPHY -- Chapter 14: NATURAL SCIENCES -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
