| The French Balades Critical Edition Contributor(s): Gower, John (Author), Yeager, R. F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1580441556 ISBN-13: 9781580441551 Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 841.1 |
| LCCN: 2010052306 |
| Series: Teams Middle English Texts |
| Physical Information: 196 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gower's imaginative French poetry is now available in a new edition with facing page translation, annotations, and introduction. Gower's Traitie employs the French poetic form of balade, typically used for courtly verses, to avow instead the virtues of loving marriage, characteristic of Gower's signature moralizing. His Cinkante Balades confront the tradition of the French Livre de Cent Balades, by describing the feelings of a young man towards his lady, but eventually offering a praise of love insofar as it is subject to reason and morality. Together the two works offer an excellent introduction to the Anglo-Norman works of Gower and are perfect for classroom use. |