The English Works of John Gower

<p>This volume presents a portion of The English Works of John Gower specifically the Prologue and the first five books of Confessio Amantis up to line 1970. John Gower (c. 1330 - October 1408) was an English poet a contemporary of William Langland and Geoffrey Chaucer and is remembered primarily for three major works the Mirour de l'Omme the Vox Clamantis and the Confessio Amantis all written in different languages (Anglo-Norman French Latin and Middle English respectively). Confessio Amantis Gower's best-known work is a 33000-line Middle English poem that uses the structure of a Christian confession as a framework. Through the framing device of a despairing lover confessing to Genius the priest of Venus Gower explores a wide range of themes relevant to the late medieval period. This edition offers readers a valuable resource for understanding Gower's contributions to English literature and the intellectual landscape of his time.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>