(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Gower wrote his vernacular poem Confessio Amantis at the same time as Chaucer embarked on The Canterbury Tales . It is therefore not overly surprising that Gower's poem is far less known today than Chaucer's. This study seeks to reinstate Confessio Amantis to its rightful place in the history of English literature by examining its ethics.

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This work discusses medieval women from a wide variety of backgrounds, considering their historical experience to be different from men's. Geographically, the study incorporates Wales, France, Italy and Germany; while in terms of religious belief, it includes Jews as well as Christians.