The Portrayal of Amans in 'Confessio Amantis'

Author / Editor
Burrow, J. A.

Title
The Portrayal of Amans in 'Confessio Amantis'

Published
A. J. Minnis, ed. Gower's "Confessio Amantis": Responses and Reassessments (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 1983), pp. 5-24.

Description
In an analysis of Gower's combination of confession, "dits amoreux," and concern with old age in the "Confessio Amantis," observes a number of comparisons and contrasts with Chaucer: the individuation of Amans and of the lovers in TC, uses of the "senex amans" tradition (MerT), and shifts to sententious conclusions.

Alternative Title
Gower's "Confessio Amantis": Responses and Reassessments.

Chaucer Subjects
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations
Troilus and Criseyde
Merchant and His Tale