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John Gower’s Handwriting identified

Medievalists.net — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 04:45:59 +0000

John Gower, considered to be one of the greatest poets of medieval England, left behind several remarkable works. A scholar has now been able to identify poems that were written by his own hand, including a poignant piece about how he was going blind.

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Accessus: Where Premodern Meets Hypermodern

Medievalists.net — Tue, 12 May 2015 16:39:02 +0000

Taking a look at Accessus: A Journal of Premodern Literature and New Media, a free online publication sponsored by The Gower Project

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The Lover’s Confession: Three Tales by John Gower

Medievalists.net — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 18:01:16 +0000

Sarah Higley, from the University of Rochester, created this film based on three stories from Confessio Amantis: The Travelers and the Angel, The Tale of Machaire and Canace, and The Tale of Florent.

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10 Things to See at Southwark Cathedral

Medievalists.net — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:23:39 +0000

My 10 favourite things about Southwark Cathedral.

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A Burnable Book – novel starring Chaucer and Gower gets strong reviews

Medievalists.net — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:31:29 +0000

A Burnable Book is the title of Bruce Holsinger's new historical thriller, set in the 14th century, with Geoffrey Chaucer as one of the main characters

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Valentine’s Day Medieval Love: Books for that special someone

Medievalists.net — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 01:11:25 +0000

Love is in the air! Here are a few medieval books on the topic of love for your Valentine.

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Chaucer, Gower, and What Medieval Women Want

Medievalists.net — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:08:53 +0000

Geoffrey Chaucer and John Gower, friends and colleagues, both chose to retell the same story at roughly the same time in their story collections, The Canterbury Tales and the Confessio Amantis.

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Chaucer’s Arthuriana

Medievalists.net — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:58:22 +0000

The majority of medieval scholars, including Roger Sherman Loomis, argue that the popularity of the Arthurian legend in England was therefore on the wane in the latter half of the fourteenth century; as a result, the major writers of the period, such as John Gower and Geoffrey Chaucer, refrained from penning anything beyond the occasional reference to King Arthur and his court.

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Madness and Gender in Late-Medieval English Literature

Medievalists.net — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:33:22 +0000

Madness has been long misrepresented in medieval studies. Assertions that conceptions of mental illness were unknown to medieval people, or that all madmen were assumed to be possessed by the devil, were at one time common in accounts of medieval society.

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Queer Pedagogy (A Roundtable)

Medievalists.net — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:18:06 +0000

A roundtable discussion on teaching Queer Theory with Susannah Mary Chewning (Union County College) Lisa Weston (California State University–Fresno); and Michelle M. Sauer, (University of North Dakota)

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