John Gower and the Limits of the Law has much to offer readers interested in medieval English law and literature; Gower is its focus, but its ambitions are much larger. This study seeks to move legal literary analysis beyond the (very important) detailing of terminology, and beyond thick historicist reading, toward a place where form and legal matter coalesce.
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[B]ased on the extent to which van Dijk can articulate Gower's thinking in terms of legal discourse and theory, if Gower did not practice law, perhaps he should have.
THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW
In its lively prose style and focus on some of the most intriguing legal issues of all time, or at least those that have come down to us in literary form, Van Dijk not only gives us much to think about, but he makes the deliberation of each case stimulating and engaging.
SPECULUM
Conrad Van Dijk offers here a thorough exploration of Gower's interest in the literary treatment of the law and legal issues of his time. ...Van Dijk provides us with the close readings from which we can derive our own inferences. Thus, his book could prove an excellent catalyst for class discussion.
STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE TEACHING
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