A Rhyme Distribution Chronology of John Gower's Latin Poetry.

The article discusses the rhyme distribution chronology in John Gower's Latin poetry. In "Vox Clamantis" which was written in 1381, 20% of poem's verses are Leonine internal rhyme. Gower uses Latin epigrams in the poem "Confessio Amantis." The poet constructed three unrhymed sections in "Viciorum Pe...

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Publicado en:Studies in Philology Vol. 104; no. 1; pp. 15 - 56
Autor principal: Carlson, David R.
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: University of North Carolina Press Winter2007
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Sumario:The article discusses the rhyme distribution chronology in John Gower's Latin poetry. In "Vox Clamantis" which was written in 1381, 20% of poem's verses are Leonine internal rhyme. Gower uses Latin epigrams in the poem "Confessio Amantis." The poet constructed three unrhymed sections in "Viciorum Pestilencia" which used the concept of Seven Sins.