The Poetic Voices of John Gower

Name: The Poetic Voices of John Gower
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By Irvin, Matthew W.

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Gower's use of the persona, the figure of the writer implicated in the text, is the main theme of this book. While it traces the development of Gower's voice through his major works, it concentrates on the dialogue of Amans and Genius in the Confessio Amantis. It argues that Gower negotiates problems of politics and problems of love by means of an analogy between political ethics and the rules of fin amour; Amans and Genius are both drawn from and occupied with amatory and ethical traditions, and their discourse produces a series of attempts to find a coherent and rational union of lover and ruler. The volume also argues that Gower's goal is poetic as well as political: through the personae, Gower's readers experience the pains and pleasures of erotic and social love. Gower's personae voice potential responses to exemplary experience, prompting readers to feel and to judge, and moving them to become better lovers and better rulers.

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Number of Pages:: 330
Release Date:: 2014-02-20
Publication Date:: 2014-02-20
Publisher:: D.S.Brewer
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1843843390
ISBN13:: 9781843843399
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 661 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 22 cm

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