John Gower in Manuscripts and Early Printed Books

<p>The media in which Gower's works were first transmitted whether in print of manuscript form are of vital importance to an understanding of both the poet and his audience. However in comparison with those of his contemporary Chaucer they have been relatively little studied.<br />This volume represents a major collaboration between specialist scholars in manuscript and book history and experts in Gower more generally breaking new ground in approaching Gower through first-hand study of his publications in manuscript and print. Its chapters consider such matters as manuscript and book illumination provenance variant texts and editions scribes and printers looking at how and to what degree the materiality of the vellum paper ink and binding illuminates - and even implicates - the poet and his poetry<br /><br />MARTHA DRIVER is Distinguished Professor of English and Women's and Gender Studies at Pace University; DEREK PEARSALL is Gurney Professor of English Literature Emeritus Harvard University; R.F. YEAGER Is Professor of English and Foreign Languages Emeritus University of West Florida.<br /> BR> Contributors: Stephanie L. Batkie Julia Boffey Margaret Connolly Sin Echard A.S.G. Edwards Robert Epstein Brian W. Gastle Amanda J. Gerber Yoshiko Kobayashi Adite Nafde Tamara Peréz-Fernndez Wendy Scase Karla Taylor David Watt.</p>