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Paperback. Gower's imaginative French poetry is now available in a new edition with facing page translation, annotations, and introduction. Gower's Traitie employs the French poetic form of balade, typically used for courtly verses, to avow instead the virtues of loving marriage, characteristic of Gower's signature moralizing. His Cinkante Balades confront the tradition of the French Livre de Cent Balades, by describing the feelings of a young man towards his lady, but eventually offering a praise of love insofar as it is subject to reason and morality. Together the two works offer an excellent introduction to the Anglo-Norman works of Gower and are perfect for classroom use. Gower's poems employ the French poetic form of balade, typically used for courtly verses, to avow instead the virtues of loving marriage, characteristic of his signature moralizing. With facing page translation, annotations, and introduction, this title offers an introduction to the Anglo-Norman works of Gower that is suitable for classroom use. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…