The Routledge Research Companion to John Gower

ISBN-13: 9781032096995 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 420 str.

Ana Saez-Hidalgo; Brian Gastle; R. F. Yeager

Opis

The Routledge Research Companion to John Gower reviews the most current scholarship on the late medieval poet and opens doors purposefully to research areas of the future. It is an essential resource for scholars and students of Gower and of Middle English literature, history, and culture generally.

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CONTENTS

List of Figures

Introduction: Gower Scholarship Then and Now

PART I - WORKING THEORIES: MEDIEVAL AND MODERN

1. Gower and Theory: Old Books, New Matters
   Jonathan Hsy, The George Washington University











2. Gower and Gender
   María Bullón-Fernández, Seattle University











3. Gower and Rhetoric
   Kim Zarins, California State University at Sacramento











4. Gower’s Religions
   R.F. Yeager, University of West Florida











5. John Gower and the Law: Legal Theory and Practice
   Conrad van Dyk, Concordia University of Edmonton










PART II – THINGS AND PLACES: MATERIAL CULTURES









6. John Gower’s Manuscripts in Middle English
   Joe Fredell, Southeastern Louisiana University











7. Gower’s French Manuscripts
   Craig E. Bertolet, Auburn University











8. Gower’s Latin Manuscripts
   Stephanie Batkie, University of the South











9. Iberian Manuscripts of Gower’s Works
   Ana Sáez-Hidalgo, University of Valladolid











10. Illuminations in Gower’s Manuscripts
    Joyce Coleman, University of Oklahoma











11. Gower’s Southwark
    Martha Carlin, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee











12. Gower’s Courts
    Matthew Giancarlo, University of Kentucky











13. Gower, Business, and Economy
    Roger Ladd, University of North Carolina at Pembroke











14. Gower and Science
    Russell A. Peck, University of Rochester











15. Gower’s Reception, 1400–1700
    Robert R. Edwards, Pennsylvania State University











16. Iberian Gower
    Clara Pascual-Argente, Rhodes College










PART III – POLYVOCALITY: TEXT AND LANGUAGE









17. Gower’s Languages
    Tim Machan, University of Notre Dame











18. Voices and Narrators
    Matthew W. Irvin, University of the South











19. Gower and the Forms of History
    Steele Nowlin, Hampden-Sydney College











20. Gower’s Classicizing Vocations
    Andrew Galloway, Cornell University











21. Gower and Romance
    Corinne Saunders, Durham University











22. Gower and Chaucer
    Brian Gastle, Western Carolina University











23. The French Works: The Ballades
    Peter Nicholson, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa











24. The French Works: Mirour de l’Omme
    Craig E. Bertolet, Auburn University











25. English Works
    Yoshiko Kobayashi, University of Tokyo











26. The Latin Works
    Robert Meindl, California State University, Sacramento

Notes on Contributors

O autorze

Ana Sáez-Hidalgo is Associate Professor at the Universidad de Valladolid, Spain.

Brian Gastle is Professor of English at Western Carolina University, USA.

R.F. Yeager is Professor of English at the University of West Florida, USA.