Jurgen · Character
Gowlais
A learned figure who appears in the philosophical discussions of the book.
minor
Also known as Learned Gowlais, Both Gowlais, the Gowlais
First appearance: xiii philosophy of gogyrvan gawr
Gowlais shows up with force in Sundry Devices of the Philistines. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited by Jurgen as an authority on Eubonian religion; his works are denounced by the priest of Sesphra.
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This is the dramatic climax because Jurgen’s calm, rational dismissal of his father Coth’s lifelong guilt—redu…
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