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
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Mirour de l’Omme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Latin Christian tradition ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
14th-century English society
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ethical criticism of contemporary life ⓘ moral reflections on society ⓘ political reflections on governance ⓘ social disorder ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian morality
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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 (Vox Clamantis)