Книга: Gower John «Complete works. Edited from the manuscripts with introductions, notes, and glossaries by G. C. Macaulay»

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• Gower, John — • Poet; born between 1327 1330, probably in Kent; died October, 1408 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gower, John     John Gower …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Gower, John — (ca. 1330–1408)    John Gower was a friend and contemporary of fellow poet Geoffrey CHAUCER. He enjoyed a literary reputation second only to Chaucer’s in his own lifetime and throughout the 15th century, and Shakespeare himself borrowed the plot… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• Gower, John — born 1330? died 1408, London? English poet. His works, in the tradition of courtly love and moral allegory, strongly influenced other poets of his day. His friend Geoffrey Chaucer called him moral Gower. His Speculum meditantis (с 1374–78),… …   Universalium

• Gower, John — (?1325 1408)    The facts of this medieval poet s life are derived mainly from his poetry. He is thought to have owned land in Kent and in Yorkshire. He was blind from around 1400. He lived the latter part of his life as a layman in the priory of …   British and Irish poets

• Gower, John — (1325? 1408)    Poet. Although few details of his life have come down to us, he appears to have been a man of wealth and importance, connected with Kent, well known at Court, and in possession of more than one estate. He was the friend of Chaucer …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• Gower,John — Gow·er (gouʹər, gôrʹ, gōrʹ), John. 1325? 1408. English poet who wrote allegorical, didactic works, such as Vox Clamantis (1382? 1384), in Latin, French, and English. * * * …   Universalium