Amoral Gower: Language, Sex, and Politics

by Diane Watt

An innovative reading of John Gower's work and an exciting new approach to medieval vernacular texts

"Moral Gower" he was called by friend and sometime rival Geoffrey Chaucer, and his "Confessio Amantis" has been viewed as an uncomplicated analysis of the universe, combining erotic narratives with ethical guidance and political commentary. Diane Watt offers the first sustained reading of John Gower's "Confessio" to argue...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816640289
• ISBN13: 9780816640287
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.2"