John Gower
1330 –October 1408
Poet, Writer
Lived 78 years
- Born in
- Kent
- Passed away in
- London
John Gower (; c. 1330 – October 1408) was an English poet, a contemporary of William Langland and the Pearl Poet, and a personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer. He is remembered primarily for three major works—the Mirour de l'Omme, Vox Clamantis, and Confessio Amantis—three long poems written in French, Latin, and English respectively, which are united by common moral and political themes.
Notable works: Confessio Amantis, Unanimes esse qui secula, Vox Clamantis, Mirour de l'Omme, Le traitié pour essampler les amantz marietz, Cinkante balades, Cronica tripertita, Carmen super multiplici viciorum pestilencia
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