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OverviewStudies in John Gower is a translation of Maria Wickert’s Studien zu John Gower, the book that began the modern study of the Vox Clamantis. It is a monograph in six chapters, the first five on various aspects of the Vox — textual development, the vision of the Peasants’ Revolt, influence of the medieval sermon, the open letter to Richard II, world view — and the sixth a penetrating study of Gower’s narrative technique in the Confessio Amantis. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert J. MeindlPublisher: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Imprint: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Volume: 486 Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.398kg ISBN: 9780866985413ISBN 10: 0866985417 Pages: 196 Publication Date: 15 November 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction R. F. Yeager Translator’s Note Author’s Preface 1. The Text and Development of the Vox Clamantis 2. The Vision of the Peasants’ Revolt 3. The Vox Clamantis and the Medieval Sermon A. The Homilist and the Archer B. The Topology of the Prologue 4. The Mirror for a Prince 5. Gower’s Sense of Order 6. Gower’s Narrative Technique BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationRobert J. Meindl is emeritus professor of English at California State University, Sacramento. His Tulane University dissertation (1965), directed by Robert M. Lumiansky, was a study of narrative technique in John Gower’s Confessio Amantis. In addition to translating Wickert and occasionally writing poetry, he has published essays on Old and Middle English literature, translated Latin verses by Hugo Grotius and John Barclay, and written a series of articles explicating the Vox Clamantis’ sixth book, a verse translation of which he has also contributed to the Gower Project Wiki Translation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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