John Gower and the Structures of Conversion: A Reading of the Confessio Amantis: v. 4

Name: John Gower and the Structures of Conversion: A Reading of the Confessio Amantis: v. 4
Author: Kurt Olsson
ISBN: 9780859913140

Kurt Olsson

Language: English

Published by D.S. Brewer, 1992

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This book examines the significance of John Gower's re-creations ofthe cultural past in the Confessio Amantis through the storiesand teachings of the confessor, Genius. Although the poem has manyof the attributes of a compilation, Gower reforms material to createa range of 'wise' responses to important moral questions, intendedto sharpen his readers' judgment and nurture their capacity to dealwith the uncertainties of the moral life. Olsson analyses thepoet's conversions of old to new as an effort to inspire the moralrenewal of the age. He contends that the poet sees the past as thekey to the regeneration of the world. In this reading, the past, anever-new and renewable repository of wisdom.

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Title: John Gower and the Structures of Conversion: A Reading of the Confessio Amantis: v. 4
Author: Kurt Olsson
Publisher: D.S. Brewer
Publication year: 1992
Condition: Good
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0859913147
ISBN 13: 9780859913140

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