John Gower and the Limits of the Law

by Conrad Van Dijk

It has long been thought that John Gower was probably a lawyer before turning to poetry, and this study reveals his active engagement with contemporary legal debates; they include constitutional questions, jurisdictional issues, private vengeance, jurisprudential concepts (such as equity and the rigor iuris), and aspects of criminal law. The author argues that the Confessio Amantis in particular demonstrates Gower's uncertainty about how to reconcile...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843843501
• ISBN13: 9781843843504
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"