Book II (Vox Clamantis)

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Book II of Vox Clamantis is a section of John Gower’s Middle English Latin-verse poem that continues his moral and political reflections on 14th-century English society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
section of poem
author John Gower NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
follows Book I (Vox Clamantis) NERFINISHED
genre didactic poetry
moral poetry
political poetry
hasCreator John Gower NERFINISHED
historicalContext late 14th-century England
isPartOf John Gower’s Latin works
language Latin
literaryForm narrative and expository verse
literaryMovement late medieval literature
literaryPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
meter Latin elegiac and other classical meters
originalLanguage Latin
originalScript Latin alphabet
partOf Vox Clamantis NERFINISHED
positionInWork second book of Vox Clamantis
relatedWork Confessio Amantis NERFINISHED
Mirour de l’Omme NERFINISHED
religiousContext Latin Christian tradition
subjectMatter 14th-century English society
ethical criticism of contemporary life
moral reflections on society
political reflections on governance
social disorder
theme Christian morality
justice and governance
relationship between ruler and subjects
responsibility of the clergy
responsibility of the commons
responsibility of the nobility
sin and social decay
verseForm Latin verse
workType allegorical poem section

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Book V workInSeries Book II (Vox Clamantis)
subject surface form: Book V (Vox Clamantis)