The English author John Gower (ca. 1330-1408) was one of the major court poets of the 14th century. His poems are not so vigorous as Chaucer's, but his criticism of his contemporaries is more direct. Very little is known about John Gower's early life....

John Gower is one of the three or four major poets of the English fourteenth century. The canon of his writings is large, and the influence of his work on subsequent generations of writers is substantial. He is still read today with delight by a large...

A description is presented of the content of a fragment of the manuscript written by the poet John Gower and entitled 'Confession Amantis'. The relationship of the fragment and the 'Stafford' Gower is discussed. There have been few recent additions to the materials...

In June 1381, thousands of Englishmen suddenly went mad. Spontaneous insanity is one explanation that the contemporary poet John Gower offered for rebels' participation in the English Rising of 1381, which he described in lurid detail in the Vox clamantis. In June 1381,...

In the following essay, Olsson considers Gower's works in light of his presentation of intimacy and love and the many different forms that each can take.

In the following essay, Grady argues that “In Praise of Peace” shows Gower's loyalty to the Lancastrian dynasty at a time when its existence seemed very tenuous.

In the following excerpt, Echard maintains that Gower's use of Latin in his Vox Clamantis and other works represents an integral part of the poet's expression of complex political ideas in a verse medium.