New essays on aspects of Gower's poetry, viewed through the lens of
the self and beyond. The topics of "selfhood" and "otherness" lie
at the heart of these new assessments of John Gower's poetry. The
first part of the book, on knowing the self and others, focuses on
cognition, brain functions, imagination, and the internal and
external factors that affect one's sense of being, from sensation
and inner emotive effects within body parts to cosmic perspectives,
morality, and theology as voiced by language and storytelling. The
second, on the essence of strangers, explores the interconnections
of sensation and aesthetics; it also considers kinds of social
dysfunction, whether through racial or gender conflict, or
religious and political warfare.The final part of the booklooks at
social ethics and ethical poets, reassessing two of Gower's
perpetual concerns: honest government and honest craft. It
considers Gower as a constitutional thinker, whether in terms of
law, judicial corruption, or a society of businessmen who would
rewrite ethics in terms of business models. It concludes with an
examination of the Confessio in the culture of Portugal and Spain.
Russell Peck is the John Hall Deane Professor of English at the
University of Rochester: R. F. Yeager is Professor of English at
the University of West Florida. Contributors: Stephanie L. Batkie,
Helen Cooper, Brian W. Gastle, Matthew Giancarlo, Matthew W. Irvin,
Yoshiko Kobayashi, Robert J. Meindl, Peter Nicholson, Maura Nolan,
Gabrielle Parkin, Russell A. Peck, Ana Saez-Hidalgo, Larry Scanlon,
Karla Taylor, Kim Zarins, R.F. Yeager,
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