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John Gower: A Political Poet

John Gower: A Political Poet. Grétar Skúlason. John Gower. Ca. 1330-1408 Lived in Southwark, London Wrote poetry in three languages Anglo-Roman Latin English. Confessio Amantis ( The Lover’s Confession ). Written in Middle-English: 1386-1393

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John Gower: A Political Poet

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  1. John Gower: A Political Poet Grétar Skúlason

  2. John Gower • Ca. 1330-1408 • Lived in Southwark, London • Wrote poetry in three languages • Anglo-Roman • Latin • English

  3. Confessio Amantis(The Lover’s Confession) • Written in Middle-English: 1386-1393 • Meeting in 1385 with Richard II on the Thames? • First recension: 1390(?) • “A bok for king Richardessake” (Prol. 24*) • Second recension: 1391-2(?) • “A bok for Engelondes sake” (Prol. 24) • Third recension: 1392-3(?) • Gower’s shift of allegiance

  4. Gower’s Kings King Richard II (1367-1400) Rule: 1377-1399 King Henry IV (1366-1413) Rule: 1399-1413

  5. Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) • Habitus • Field • Capital • Economic • Cultural • Symbolic • Illusio

  6. Gower, Richard, Henry et al. • What are they after? • Which “game” are they playing? • What are the fields? • What is their status and what is it based on? • How skilled are they at getting what they want?

  7. Thank you!

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