O deus immense, par John Gower | Arlima - Archives de littérature du Moyen Âge

Titre:
Date:	XIV^e siècle
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Langue:	Latin
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Forme:	104 vers
Contenu:	Carmen quod Iohannes Gower, adhuc vivens, super principum regimine ultimo composuit.
Incipit:	O Deus immense, sub quo dominantur in ense quidam morosi Reges, quidam viciosi, disparibus meritis — sic pax, sic mocio litis publica regnorum manifestant gesta suorum…
Explicit:	… Rex igitur videat cum curru quomodo vadat, Et sibi provideat, ne rota versa cadat. Celorum regi pateant que scripta peregi, namque sue legi res nequit ulla tegi.

Manuscrits

Glasgow, University Library, Hunter, T. 2. 17, f. 130v (G)
London, British Library, Cotton, Tiberius A. IV, f. 174v (C)
London, British Library, Harley, 6291 (H)
Oxford, All Souls College Library, 98, f. 136 (S)
San Marino (USA), Huntington Library, HM 150, f. 190v (E)
Ms. dit Ecton, qui appartenait à la famille Sotheby.

Éditions anciennes

Éditions modernes

The Complete Works of John Gower, edited from the manuscripts with introductions, notes and glossaries by G. C. Macaulay, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1899-1902, 4 t. (ici t. 4, p. 362-364) [GB: t. 1, t. 2, t. 3, t. 4] [IA: t. 1, t. 2, t. 3, t. 4]
John Gower, The Minor Latin Works, edited and translated by R. F. Yeager; with In Praise of Peace, edited by Michael Livingston, Kalamazoo, Medieval Institute Publications (Middle English Texts Series), 2005, vii + 139 p. [lib.rochester.edu]

Traductions modernes

Études

O deus immense