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John Gower, Squire of Kent, the Peasants’ Revolt, and the Visio Anglie
Citation
Bennett, M, John Gower, Squire of Kent, the Peasants' Revolt, and the Visio Anglie, The Chaucer Review, 53, (3) pp. 258-282. ISSN 0009-2002 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2018 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
DOI: doi:10.5325/chaucerrev.53.3.0258
Abstract
Tough the status of John Gower as a squire of Kent is acknowledged, it has been generally assumed that the poet sold the manor of Aldington by Turnham, his chief holding in Kent, in 1373, moving to Southwark shortly aferwards. Tis grant, however, was not a sale, but an enfeofment to uses, through which Gower retained a benefcial interest. Gower’s occupation of the property in 1381 is attested by his action to enforce a contract for the rebuilding of his house there. Te evidence that he was living at Aldington, close to Maidstone, an epicenter of the Peasants’ Revolt, provides a new perspective on his representation of the rising in Vox Clamantis, Book 1 (Visio Anglie). A recognition that the grantees in 1373, including Lord Cobham, were Gower’s trusted friends provides a clearer view of his social circle and helps to explain his views of Richard II.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | John Gower, Kent, Lord Cobham, Peasants' Revolt (1381), Vox Clamantis (Visio Anglie) |
Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
Research Group: | Historical studies |
Research Field: | British history |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Heritage |
Objective Field: | Heritage not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Bennett, M (Professor Michael Bennett) |
ID Code: | 135915 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 1 |
Deposited By: | Office of the School of Humanities |
Deposited On: | 2019-11-20 |
Last Modified: | 2019-12-13 |
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