The Portrayal of Amans in 'Confessio Amantis'
- Author / Editor
- Burrow, J. A.
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