John Gower

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14th-century poet English poet medieval poet person poet

John Gower was a 14th-century English poet known for his major works in multiple languages, including Middle English, Latin, and Anglo-Norman, and for being a contemporary and friend of Geoffrey Chaucer.

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John Gower canonical 34

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instanceOf 14th-century poet ⓘ
English poet ⓘ
medieval poet ⓘ
person ⓘ
poet ⓘ
associatedWith Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
birthCentury 14th century ⓘ
contemporaryOf Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
deathCentury 15th century ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
floruit late 14th century ⓘ
friendOf Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
genre poetry ⓘ
hasWorkInVerseForm Confessio Amantis ⓘ
Mirour de l’Omme ⓘ
Vox Clamantis ⓘ
knownFor Confessio Amantis ⓘ
Mirour de l’Omme ⓘ
Vox Clamantis ⓘ
being a contemporary of Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
writing in Middle English, Latin, and Anglo-Norman ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Anglo-Norman ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ
literaryMovement Middle English ⓘ
surface form: Middle English literature
name John Gower self-link ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableWork Confessio Amantis ⓘ
Mirour de l’Omme ⓘ
Vox Clamantis ⓘ
occupation poet ⓘ
placeOfActivity England ⓘ
subjectOf medieval literary studies ⓘ
writingLanguage Anglo-Norman ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Latin ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ
wroteInMultipleLanguages true ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

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Middle English → hasNotableAuthor → John Gower ⓘ
John Gower → name → John Gower self-link ⓘ
Ricardian poets → hasNotableMember → John Gower ⓘ
Vox Clamantis → author → John Gower ⓘ
Vox Clamantis → workOfAuthor → John Gower ⓘ
Mirour de l’Omme → author → John Gower ⓘ
Mirour de l’Omme → workOf → John Gower ⓘ
Confessio Amantis → author → John Gower ⓘ
Book I → author → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Book I (Vox Clamantis)
Book II → author → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Vox Clamantis
Book II → creator → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Book II (Vox Clamantis)
Book III → author → John Gower ⓘ
Book III → associatedAuthor → John Gower ⓘ
Book V → author → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Book V (Vox Clamantis)
Book V → createdBy → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Book V (Vox Clamantis)
Book V → associatedAuthor → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Book V (Vox Clamantis)
Book VI → author → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Book VI (Vox Clamantis)
Book VI → hasCreator → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Book VI (Vox Clamantis)
The Voice of One Crying → author → John Gower ⓘ
The Voice of One Crying → associatedPerson → John Gower ⓘ
Speculum Hominis → author → John Gower ⓘ
Speculum Hominis → workOfAuthor → John Gower ⓘ
Speculum Meditantis → author → John Gower ⓘ
Speculum Meditantis → workOfAuthor → John Gower ⓘ
Mirror of Man → author → John Gower ⓘ
Book IV → author → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Book IV (Vox Clamantis)
Book IV → createdBy → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Book IV (Vox Clamantis)
Book IV → associatedAuthor → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Book IV (Vox Clamantis)
Book VII → author → John Gower ⓘ
Book 6 → author → John Gower ⓘ
Amans → createdBy → John Gower ⓘ
The Lover’s Confession → author → John Gower ⓘ
The Lover’s Confession → authorBirthName → John Gower ⓘ
Book 7 → author → John Gower ⓘ
subject surface form: Book 7 (Confessio Amantis)