John Gower, the Forgotten Medieval Poet
Recorded at the York Festival of Ideas hosted by Shahidha Bari. New Generation Thinkers is a scheme run by the AHRC and 蜜芽传媒 to select academics to turn their research into radio.
The lawyer turned poet whose response to political upheaval has lessons for our time - explored by New Generation Thinker Seb Falk with an audience at the York Festival of Ideas
The 14th century鈥檚 most eloquent pessimist, John Gower has forever been overshadowed by his funnier friend Chaucer. Yet his trilingual poetry is truly encyclopedic, mixing social commentary, romance and even science. Writing 鈥榮omewhat of lust, somewhat of lore鈥�, Gower's response to political upheaval was to 鈥榮hoot my arrows at the world鈥�. Whether you want to be cured of lovesickness or learn the secrets of alchemy, John Gower has something to tell you.
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