Siân Echard

An introduction to Gower and his work, focusing on his sources, historical context and literary tradition; special attention is paid to Confessio Amantis.

A Companion to Gower

Stephen Henry Rigby

John Gower's poetry offers an important and immediate response to the turbulent events of his day. The essays here examine his life and his works from an historical angle, bringing out fresh new insights.

Historians on John Gower

John Gower

Claire Fanger

This translation of Gower's work is fully annotated and is preceded by an ample introduction of the function of the verses in the Confessio itself.

An Annotated Translation

The Latin Verses in the Confessio Amantis

Helen Fulton

Robert Allen Rouse

Jacqueline A. Fay

Geoff Rector

Bringing together scholarship on multilingual and intercultural medieval Britain like never before, The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain comprises over 600 authoritative entries spanning key figures, contexts and influences in the literatures of Britain from the fifth to the sixteenth centuries.

Siân Echard

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