The Confessio Amantis of John Gower.

Author/Editor
Pauli, Reinhold, ed.

Title
The Confessio Amantis of John Gower.

Published
Pauli, Reinhold, ed. The Confessio Amantis of John Gower. 3 vols. London: Bell and Daldy, 1857.

Review
Based on Berthelette, edition of 1532, and collated with MSS. Harleian 7184, 3869, 3490, and Stafford MS. Volume 1:xxviii-xxxii suggests date of 1383-86 for CA; 1:v-xxxviii includes a biographical sketch of Gower and a description of his tomb, both relying heavily on Sir Harris Nicholas (1828); 1:xxvi-xxviii prints CB 20 and 25, with texts based on Roxburghe Club edition (1818). [RFY1981].

Date
1857

Gower Subjects
Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations
Confessio Amantis
Cinkante Balades
Biography of Gower
Manuscripts and Textual Studies