Vox Clamantis

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Vox Clamantis is a Middle English and Latin allegorical poem by John Gower that reflects on the social and moral upheavals of 14th-century England, including the Peasants' Revolt.

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Vox clamantis in deserto 1

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instanceOf Latin literature work
Middle English literature work
allegorical poem
associatedEvent Peasants' Revolt of 1381
author John Gower
circulation medieval manuscript tradition
contemporaneousWith Geoffrey Chaucer
Peasants' Revolt of 1381
countryOfOrigin England
dateWritten late 14th century
genre allegory
hasPart Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Book VI
Book VII
historicalContext reign of Richard II
influencedBy Christian moral theology
biblical prophetic literature
language Latin
Middle English
literaryDevice allegory
dream vision
literaryForm poem
literaryMovement late medieval literature
literaryStatus major work of John Gower
mainSubject Peasants' Revolt of 1381
critique of contemporary society
moral reform
social upheaval in 14th-century England
narrativePerspective first-person
relatedWork Confessio Amantis
Mirour de l’Omme
surface form: Mirour de l'Omme
religiousContext Christian moral framework
setting England
theme corruption of clergy
divine justice
responsibility of rulers
role of kingship
sin and punishment
social order
timePeriodDescribed 14th century
titleLanguage Latin
titleTranslation The Voice of One Crying
workOfAuthor John Gower

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Mirour de l’Omme followedBy Vox Clamantis
John Gower hasWorkInVerseForm Vox Clamantis
John Gower knownFor Vox Clamantis
Dartmouth College motto Vox Clamantis
this entity surface form: Vox clamantis in deserto
John Gower notableWork Vox Clamantis