A Study of the Sources of the Confessio Amantis.
- Author/Editor
- Mainzer, H. C.
- Title
- A Study of the Sources of the Confessio Amantis.
- Published
- Mainzer, H. C. A Study of the Sources of the Confessio Amantis. D. Phil. Thesis. University of Oxford, 1967. Unrestricted access at https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:c2a3c312-a4ff-4873-b9c8-e98701c107e8; accessed August 1, 2022 [N.B. This is a large file].
- Review
- In his abstract, Mainzer identifies his goals as to "sift and collate work done on sources and analogues" of CA and "bring to light sources and analogues not previously noted." Extensive exploration of the sources of CA and the various traditions in which it participates—its framing techniques and organizational devices, individual tales, and thematic patterns. Concludes with a list of "Some of the books likely to have been used by Gower in writing" CA, with perceptive comments on his reading. [RFY1981; rev. MA].
- Date
- 1967
- Gower Subjects
- Confessio Amantis
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations