Amoral Gower

Klappentext Gower wrote his vernacular poem Confessio Amantis at the same time as Chaucer embarked on The Canterbury Tales . It is therefore not overly surprising that Gower's poem is far less known today than Chaucer's. This study seeks to reinstate Confessio Amantis to its rightful place in the history of English literature by examining its ethics. Zusammenfassung Gower wrote his vernacular poem Confessio Amantis at the same time as Chaucer embarked on The Canterbury Tales . It is therefore not overly surprising that Gower's poem is far less known today than Chaucer's. This study seeks to reinstate Confessio Amantis to its rightful place in the history of English literature by examining its ethics.

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• Authors: Diane Watt, Dianne Watt, Dianne (Senior Lecturer in English Watt
• Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press
• Languages: French, English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2003
• EAN: 9780816640270
• ISBN: 978-0-8166-4027-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Medieval Cultures; Medieval culture; Medieval Cultures
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies