'A Priestly Farewell': Gower's Tomb and Religious Change in 'Pericles'

Author / Editor
Walsh, Brian.

Title
'A Priestly Farewell': Gower's Tomb and Religious Change in 'Pericles'

Published
Religion and Literature 45.3 (2013): 81-113.

Description
Takes an in-depth look at the influence of John Gower's "Confessio Amantis" on Shakespeare's "Pericles," focusing on cultural spirituality and the portrayal of death. Briefly contrasts the editorial process through which Chaucer's works evolved with the unchanging state of Gower's work.

Chaucer Subjects
Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations