John Gower's Rhetoric: Classical Authority, Biblical Ethos, and Renaissance Receptions

By Georgiana Donavin

Explores the classical and medieval rhetorical traditions that informed Gower's craft, the biblical personae through which the poet achieved his rhetorical aims, and the Renaissance publishers, teachers, and authors who valued and imitated his strategies for composition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2503595774
• ISBN13: 9782503595771
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.4"