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.

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
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 literature →
name	John Gower →
nationality	English →
notableWork	Confessio Amantis → Mirour de l’Omme → Vox Clamantis →
occupation	poet →
placeOfActivity	England →
subjectOf	medieval literary studies →
writingLanguage	Anglo-Norman French → Latin → Middle English →
wroteInMultipleLanguages	true →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Confessio Amantis → Mirour de l’Omme → Vox Clamantis →	author
Middle English →	hasNotableAuthor
Ricardian poets →	hasNotableMember
John Gower →	name
Mirour de l’Omme →	workOf
Vox Clamantis →	workOfAuthor