Question

In comparison to Chaucer, Gower is seen as:

• A. A backward-looking medieval moralist
• B. A forward-thinking Renaissance humanist
• C. A proto-modernist experimental poet
• D. A contemporary of Shakespeare

Answer 1

Answer:

A. A backward-looking medieval moralist

• Gower looked to medieval traditions and morality.

• His verse lacked the humanism of Chaucer.

• Still important as a moral voice of his age.