Description: John Gower's poetry offers an important and immediate response to the turbulent events of his day. The essays here examine his life and his works from an historical angle, bringing out fresh new insights.
Brief description: KATHERINE J. LEWIS is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Huddersfield.
Review Quotes: Historians on John Gower [...] is a major contribution to Gower studies as well as to researchers interested in the pivotal historical moment in which the poet lived and worked. This is a collection that brings "imaginative literature" together with historical documentation to provide a more comprehensive view of one of the most important public voices of the time.-- "STUDIES IN THE AGE OF CHAUCER"