'Confessio Auctoris': Confessional Poetics and Authority in the Literature of Late Medieval England, 1350-1450

Author / Editor
Lee, Jenny Victoria.

Title
'Confessio Auctoris': Confessional Poetics and Authority in the Literature of Late Medieval England, 1350-1450

Published
DAI A74.02 (2013): n.p.

Description
Looks at confessional elements in works by Chaucer, Langland, Gower, Usk, and Hoccleve, ultimately arguing that such practice is central to an understanding of early English vernacular literature.

Chaucer Subjects
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations
Background and General Criticism