{"product_id":"the-french-balades-9781580441551","title":"The French Balades","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Gower | R. F. Yeager\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Medieval Institute Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGower's imaginative French poetry is now available in a new edition with facing page translation, annotations, and introduction. Gower's \u003ci\u003eTraitie\u003c\/i\u003e employs the French poetic form of \u003ci\u003ebalade\u003c\/i\u003e, typically used for courtly verses, to avow instead the virtues of loving marriage, characteristic of Gower's signature moralizing. His \u003ci\u003eCinkante Balades\u003c\/i\u003e confront the tradition of the French \u003ci\u003eLivre de Cent Balades\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Medieval Institute Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47891314638999,"sku":"9781580441551","price":1449.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781580441551.webp?v=1781183175","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-french-balades-9781580441551","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}