The Assemble of Goddes
Until recently this work was attributed to John Lydgate, but now most scholars consider
that the author is unknown. The first mention of Lydgate\'s authorship of this work was made by Stephen
Hawes in 1505 as one of Lydgate\'s seven major works. But many scholars have doubted over the years that
this poem was written by Lydgate, because the style used doesn\'t greatly resemble the style of Lydgate\'s other
works, and the vocabulary is somewhat more modern than Lydgate is known to have used. Modern scholars
believe that this work was written between 1478 and 1483 (about forty years after Lydgate\'s death). Analysis
of style and vocabulary have led scholars to conclude that the author might have been a woman.
Until recently this work was attributed to John Lydgate, but now most scholars consider
that the author is unknown. The first mention of Lydgate\'s authorship of this work was made by Stephen
Hawes in 1505 as one of Lydgate\'s seven major works. But many scholars have doubted over the years that
this poem was written by Lydgate, because the style used doesn\'t greatly resemble the style of Lydgate\'s other
works, and the vocabulary is somewhat more modern than Lydgate is known to have used. Modern scholars
believe that this work was written between 1478 and 1483 (about forty years after Lydgate\'s death). Analysis
of style and vocabulary have led scholars to conclude that the author might have been a woman.