The Achievement of John Gower: A Reading of the "Confessio Amantis."
- Author/Editor
- Badendyck, J. Lawrence.
- Title
- The Achievement of John Gower: A Reading of the "Confessio Amantis."
- Published
- Badenyck, J. Lawrence. "The Achievement of John Gower: A Reading of the 'Confessio Amantis'." Ph.D. Dissertation. City University of New York, 1972.
- Review
- Argues contra Fisher ("John Gower, Moral Philosopher and Friend of Chaucer," 1964) that no thematic continuity exists among MO, VC, and CA; Gower's artistry as tale-teller, as adapter of Ovid, also treated; brief, appended chapter on Gower's reading. [RFY1981]
- Date
- 1972
- Gower Subjects
- Backgrounds and General Criticism
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations