John Gower, Trilingual Poet
by Elisabeth Dutton (Editor, Contribution by)John Hines (As told to)Robert F. Yeager (As told to, Contribution by)Andreea D. Boboc (Contribution by)Andrew Galloway (Contribution by)Brian Gastle (Contribution by)Candace Barrington (Contribution by)Carolyn P. Collette (Contribution by)Cathy Hume (Contribution by)David R. Carlson (Contribution by)Elliot Kendall (Contribution by)Ethan Knapp (Contribution by)George Shuffleton (Contribution by)Holly Barbaccia (Contribution by)Jean-Pascal Pouzet (Contribution by)John A. Burrow (Contribution by)John M. Bowers (Contribution by)Karla Taylor (Contribution by)Kim Zarins (Contribution by)Martha W. Driver (Contribution by)Matthew Matthew Irvine (Contribution by)Nigel Saul (Contribution by)Peter Nicholson (Contribution by)Richard Firth Green (Contribution by)Robert R. Edwards (Contribution by)Stephanie L. Batkie (Contribution by)Tamara F. O'Callaghan (Contribution by)
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New essays demonstrate Gower''s mastery of the three languages of medieval England, and provide a thorough exploration of the voices he used and the discourses in which he participated.John Gower wrote in three languages - Latin, French, and English - and their considerable and sometimes competing significance in fourteenth-century England underlies his trilingualism. The essays collected in this volume start from Gower as trilingual poet, exploring Gower''s negotiations between them - his adaptation of French sources into his Latin poetry, for example - as well as the work of medieval translators who made Gower''s French poetry availablein English. "Translation" is also considered more broadly, as a "carrying over" (its etymological sense) between genres, registers, and contexts, with essays exploring Gower''s acts of translation between the idioms of varied literary and non-literary forms; and further essays investigate Gower''s writings from literary, historical, linguistic, and codicological perspectives. Overall, the volume bears witness to Gower''s merit and his importance to English literary history, and increases our understanding of French and Latin literature composed in England; it also makes it possible to understand and to appreciate fully the shape and significance of Gower''s literary achievement and influence, which have sometimes suffered in comparison to Chaucer. ELISABETH DUTTON is Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Contributors: Elisabeth Dutton, Jean Pascal Pouzet, Ethan Knapp, Carolyn P. Collette,Elliot Kendall, Robert R. Edwards, George Shuffleton, Nigel Saul, David Carlson, Candace Barrington, Andreea Boboc, Tamara F. O''Callaghan, Stephanie Batkie, Karla Taylor, Brian Gastle, Matthew Irvin, Peter Nicholson, J.A. Burrow,Holly Barbaccia, Kim Zarins, Richard F. Green, Cathy Hume, John Bowers, Andrew Galloway, R.F. Yeager, Martha Driverall, the volume bears witness to Gower''s merit and his importance to English literary history, and increases our understanding of French and Latin literature composed in England; it also makes it possible to understand and to appreciate fully the shape and significance of Gower''s literary achievement and influence, which have sometimes suffered in comparison to Chaucer. ELISABETH DUTTON is Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Contributors: Elisabeth Dutton, Jean Pascal Pouzet, Ethan Knapp, Carolyn P. Collette,Elliot Kendall, Robert R. Edwards, George Shuffleton, Nigel Saul, David Carlson, Candace Barrington, Andreea Boboc, Tamara F. O''Callaghan, Stephanie Batkie, Karla Taylor, Brian Gastle, Matthew Irvin, Peter Nicholson, J.A. Burrow,Holly Barbaccia, Kim Zarins, Richard F. Green, Cathy Hume, John Bowers, Andrew Galloway, R.F. Yeager, Martha Driverall, the volume bears witness to Gower''s merit and his importance to English literary history, and increases our understanding of French and Latin literature composed in England; it also makes it possible to understand and to appreciate fully the shape and significance of Gower''s literary achievement and influence, which have sometimes suffered in comparison to Chaucer. ELISABETH DUTTON is Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Contributors: Elisabeth Dutton, Jean Pascal Pouzet, Ethan Knapp, Carolyn P. Collette,Elliot Kendall, Robert R. Edwards, George Shuffleton, Nigel Saul, David Carlson, Candace Barrington, Andreea Boboc, Tamara F. O''Callaghan, Stephanie Batkie, Karla Taylor, Brian Gastle, Matthew Irvin, Peter Nicholson, J.A. Burrow,Holly Barbaccia, Kim Zarins, Richard F. Green, Cathy Hume, John Bowers, Andrew Galloway, R.F. Yeager, Martha Driverall, the volume bears witness to Gower''s merit and his importance to English literary history, and increases our understanding of French and Latin literature composed in England; it also makes it possible to understand and to appreciate fully the shape and significance of Gower''s literary achievement and influence, which have sometimes suffered in comparison to Chaucer. ELISABETH DUTTON is Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Contributors: Elisabeth Dutton, Jean Pascal Pouzet, Ethan Knapp, Carolyn P. Collette,Elliot Kendall, Robert R. Edwards, George Shuffleton, Nigel Saul, David Carlson, Candace Barrington, Andreea Boboc, Tamara F. O''Callaghan, Stephanie Batkie, Karla Taylor, Brian Gastle, Matthew Irvin, Peter Nicholson, J.A. Burrow,Holly Barbaccia, Kim Zarins, Richard F. Green, Cathy Hume, John Bowers, Andrew Galloway, R.F. Yeager, Martha Driverosed in England; it also makes it possible to understand and to appreciate fully the shape and significance of Gower''s literary achievement and influence, which have sometimes suffered in comparison to Chaucer. ELISABETH DUTTON is Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. Contributors: Elisabeth Dutton, Jean Pascal Pouzet, Ethan Knapp, Carolyn P. Collette,Elliot Kendall, Robert R. Edwards, George Shuffleton, Nigel Saul, David Carlson, Candace Barrington, Andreea Boboc, Tamara F. O''Callaghan, Stephanie Batkie, Karla Taylor, Brian Gastle, Matthew Irvin, Peter Nicholson, J.A. Burrow,Holly Barbaccia, Kim Zarins, Richard F. Green, Cathy Hume, John Bowers, Andrew Galloway, R.F. Yeager, Martha Driver
| ISBN-13 | 9781843842507 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1843842505 |
| Weight | 0.00 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.50 In |
| List Price | $135.00 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 370 pages |
| Publisher | D.S.Brewer |
| Published On | 2010-09-16 |
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