2007

International Medieval Congress at Leeds

Session 1407: Current Trends in Gower Studies 

The works of Chaucer’s 14th-Century contemporary are continuing to undergo a renaissance in critical interest that brings them to the attention of a continuously expanding and increasingly heterogeneous audience. This roundtable discussion is the second in a series of roundtables sponsored by the Gower Project, an international network of scholars that aims to facilitate the Gower renaissance. Contributions focus on either a single aspect of the study of Gower’s life, works, and time or more general contributions on how current trends in literary studies could and should inform our reading of Gower’s works.

Organiser: Malte Urban, Department of English, King’s College, University of London
Chair: Malte Urban
Participants:

Holly Gail Barbaccia, Georgetown College, Kentucky, 

Jonathan Hsy, Department of English, University of Pennsylvania,

Samantha Rayner, School of English, University of Wales, Bangor,

Jamie Taylor, English Department, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania

Session 1507: John Gower in the 21st Century (10 July 19.30-20.30)

The poetry of John Gower has experienced a renaissance of critical interest in recent years, and scholars are beginning to realise the potential of subjecting his works to an array of innovative approaches. This session aims to bring together a panel assessing Gower’s situation within 21st-Century Medieval Studies, and it is hoped that we can define more clearly his position in relation to the London culture in which he was working, especially the relationship between his and Chaucer’s poetry.

Organiser: Jonathan Hsy, Department of English, University of Pennsylvania

                  Malte Urban, Department of English, King’s College, University of London
Chair: Jonathan Hsy

Craig E. Bertolet: The City and the King: Popular Revolt in the Tale of Virginia

Malte Urban: John Gower, Hypertext, and Reading