John Gower: Moral Philosopher and Friend of Chaucer
New York: New York University Press, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Near Fine / Good. Item #009228
Full russet cloth. x, 378 pp. B&W frontis. Rubbing to spine ends and corners. Spine ends sunned. Front board slightly bowed. Ink ownership inscription to ffep. Dust jacket is chipped to extremities, torn to top edge of rear joint (3" long), sunned with offset panels to covers. This first complete study of John Gower combines authoritative scholarship with lively exposition for a portrait of a writer honored by his contemporaries as one of the "premier poets of the nation." Based in a large part upon a fresh examination of Gower manuscripts and original British public records, this book makes available substantial new material on a Middle English poet second only to Chaucer.
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