Gower's Use of 'Rime Riche' in 'Confessio Amantis'--As Compared with His Practice in 'Mirour de L'Omme' and with the Case of Chaucer

Author / Editor
Ito, Masayoshi.

Title
Gower's Use of 'Rime Riche' in 'Confessio Amantis'--As Compared with His Practice in 'Mirour de L'Omme' and with the Case of Chaucer

Published
Studies in English Literature (Tokyo) 46 (1969): 29-44.

Description
Analyzes "rime riche" (identical rhyme) in Gower's poetry, focusing on the "abundance" of rime-riche couplets in "Confessio Amantis," and discussing a number of points of comparison and contrast with Chaucer's practice in his verse. Revised version: Gower's Use of "Rime Riche" in "Confessio Amantis." John Gower, The Medieval Poet (Tokyo: Shinozaki Shorin, 1976), pp. 214-31.

Alternative Title
John Gower, The Medieval Poet

Chaucer Subjects
Style and Versification
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations