1. Confessio Amantis (DL SunSITE) Enjoy the entire Middle English version of John Gower's work, which is also known as "The Seven Deadly Sins." following electronic text is based on that edition published in THE WORKS OF John Gower (13301408 A.D.), ed. Prof. G.C. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Confess

Confessio Amantis or Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins Online Medieval and Classical Library Release #4 The following electronic text is based on that edition published in THE WORKS OF JOHN GOWER (1330-1408 A.D.), ed. Prof. G.C. Macauley (Oxford, 1901). This electronic text was edited and proofed by Douglas B. Killings ( DeTroyes@AOL.COM ), September 1994, based upon a previous e-text of unknown origin. Additional assistance provided by Diane M. Brendan. CONTENTS Prologus Incipit Liber Primus Part 1 Part 2 Incipit Liber Secundus Part 1 Part 2 Incipit Liber Tercius Part 1 Part 2 Incipit Liber Quartus Part 1 Part 2 Incipit Liber Quintus Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Incipit Liber Sextus Part 1 Part 2 Incipit Liber Septimus Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Incipit Liber Octavus Part 1 Part 2 Document maintained at http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Confess/ by the SunSITE Manager. Last update 1/10/96. SunSITE Manager: manager@sunsite.berkeley.edu

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3. PROJECT GUTENBERG - Catalog By Author - Index - Gower, John, 1330 INDEX What is PG Etext Listings. Etexts by Author Gower, John, 13301408 G Index Main Index Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins. http://www.informika.ru/text/books/gutenb/gutind/TEMP/i-_gower_john_.html

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6. The Life Of John Gower (ca.1330-1408) Gower, John. The Complete Works of John Gower. GC Macaulay, Ed. Grosse Pointe,MI Scholarly Press, 1968. Gower, John. Confessio Amantis. http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/gowerbio.htm

Miniature Portrait of Gower. British Museum, Egerton MS. John Gower, poet and friend of Chaucer, was born around 1330, into a prominent Yorkshire family which held properties in Kent, Yorkshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Gower's coat of arms is identical to those of Sir Robert Gower of Brabourne. Nothing is known of his education, though it has been speculated that he was trained in law. Gower himself held properties in Suffolk and Kent, where he seems to have resided until taking up residence in the priory of St. Mary Overies in Southwark, London, around 1377. Gower's first work was Mirour de l'Omme i.e . Mirror of Man) (wr. 1376-79), an allegorical poem in French meditating on the fall of man and the effect of sin on the world. Gower later latinized the title to Speculum Hominis , and later changed it to Speculum Meditantis to fit with the titles of his later works. Around 1377, Gower began work on Vox Clamantis i.e . The Voice of One Crying), an essay in Latin elegiac verse. Like the Speculum Meditantis , it too treats of sinfulness, and criticizes the corruption of the society. It also provides a contemporary view of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Gower's moral and philosophical writings were highly praised by his peers. In 1385, Gower's good friend, Geoffrey Chaucer, dedicated the

7. John Gower (ca.1330-1408) John Gower (ca.13301408). Miniature Portraitof Gower. British Museum, Egerton MS. 1991, http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/gower.htm

John Gower (ca.1330-1408) Miniature Portrait of Gower. British Museum, Egerton MS. The Life of John Gower The Works of John Gower Essays and Articles Gower in the Bookstore ... Additional Resources to Anthology of Middle English Literature Anniina Jokinen Created by Anniina Jokinen on October 16, 2002. Music: "Sanctus" : by King Henry IV (1367-1413). Sequenced by Curtis Clark © 1995-2000 by Curtis Clark. Used with permission of the Internet Renaissance Band

8. John Gower John Gower. (13301408) Medieval English poet in the tradition of courtly love and moral allegory, whose reputation once http://www.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/milton/bios/gower.html

John Gower ln# (1330-1408) Medieval English poet in the tradition of courtly love and moral allegory, whose reputation once matched that of his contemporary and friend Geoffrey Chaucer, and who strongly influenced the writing of other poets of his day. After the 16th century his popularity waned, and interest in him did not revive until the middle of the 20th century. It is thought from Gower's language that he was of Kentish origin, though his family may have come from Yorkshire, and he was clearly a man of some wealth. Allusions in his poetry and other documents, however, indicate that he knew London well and was probably a court official. At one point, he professed acquaintance with Richard II, and in 1399 he was granted two pipes (casks) of wine a year for life by Henry IV as a reward for complimentary references in one of his poems. In 1397, living as a layman in the priory of St. Mary Overie, Southwark, London, Gower married Agnes Groundolf, who survived him. In 1400 Gower described himself as "senex et cecus" ("old and blind"), and on Oct. 24, 1408, his will was proved; he left bequests to the Southwark priory, where he is buried. Gower's three major works are in French, English, and Latin, and he also wrote a series of French balades intended for the English court.

9. Project Gutenberg Author Record Project Gutenberg Author record. Gower, John, 13301408. Titles. ConfessioAmantis, or, Tales Of The Seven Deadly Sins. To the main listings page. http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/authors/gower__john__1330-1408.html

Project Gutenberg Author record Gower, John, 1330-1408 Titles Confessio Amantis, or, Tales Of The Seven Deadly Sins To the main listings page Main Project Gutenberg Web page (online)

10. Project Gutenberg Author Index Gosse, Edmund, 18491928. Gould, George M. (George Milbrey), 1848-1922. Gowanlock,Theresa. Gower, John, 1330-1408. Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932. Grammaticus, Saxo. http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/authors/author_index_G.html

Project Gutenberg Author Index "G" Gaboriau, Emile, 1832-1873 Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary), b. 1859 Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933 Galt, John, 1779-1839 ... Guthrie, William, 1835-1908 To the main listings page Main Project Gutenberg Web page (online)

11. John Gower California at Berkeley Based upon Prof. GC Macauley 1901 editionof The Works of John Gower (13301408 AD), published by Oxford. http://library.marist.edu/diglib/english/englishliterature/medieval-lit/gower-jo

John Gower (1325?-1403) Confessio Amantis or Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins The Online Medieval and Classical Library, University of California at Berkeley: Based upon Prof. G.C. Macauley 1901 edition of The Works of John Gower (1330-1408 A.D.) , published by Oxford. Ecole Glossary: John Gower, The Ecole Initiative, Evansville University: Karen Rae Keck's brief biography of the poet which contextualizes Gower through links to world and literary history. John Gower , Catholic Encyclopedia: A fairly lengthy encyclopedia article written by P. J. LENNOX for volume VI of the 1909 edition of The Catholic Encyclopedia . Transcribed by Gerard Loiselle.-MJM John Gower (1325?-1403) , The Geoffrey Chaucer Page, Harvard University: A fine introduction to Chaucer's friend and fellow poet. Includes the following works, among others: The Prologue to the Confessio Amantis The Tale of Constance (Bk II, 587-612), The Tale of Phoebus and the Crow (Bk III, 783-817), The Four Humors (or Complexions) (Bk VII, 380-520) and The Tale of Virginia (Bk VII, 5131-5306).

12. LitSearch: An Online Literary Database Gower, John (13301408) Works by this author Confessio Amantis, or, TalesOf The Seven Deadly Sins. Copyright 2001 Keith Ito. All Rights Reserved. http://daily.stanford.edu/litsearch/servlet/DescribeAuthor?name=Gower, John

13. LitSearch: An Online Literary Database Confessio Amantis, or, Tales Of The Seven Deadly Sins by Gower, John (13301408).Copyright 2001 Keith Ito. All Rights Reserved. Admin Control Panel. http://daily.stanford.edu/litsearch/servlet/DescribeWork?work=271

14. Browse Top Level > Texts > Project Gutenberg > Authors > G Maksim, 18681936; Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928; Gould, George M. (GeorgeMilbrey), 1848-1922; Gower, John, 1330-1408. Grahame, Kenneth, 1859 http://www.archive.org/texts/textslisting-browse.php?collection=gutenberg&cat=Au

15. Treasures: Columbia Rare Book & Manuscript Library UNIVERSITY. Treasures. 12, John Gower 13301408. Confessio amantis. Englishmanuscript on vellum, 171 leaves, England, ca. 1400 (Plimpton 265). http://www.columbia.edu/acis/textarchive/rare/12.html

T HE R ARE B OOK AND M ANUSCRIPT L IBRARY OF C OLUMBIA U NIVERSITY Treasures John Gower Confessio amantis English manuscript on vellum, 171 leaves, England, ca. 1400 (Plimpton 265) John Gower was a contemporary and acquaintance of Chaucer, and, although his poetic gifts did not equal Chaucer's, he stands as a major figure in the history of literature who helped mold his Middle English dialect into the national literary language. Confessio amantis consists of a series of 112 allegorical tales set within the framework of a dialogue between the poet and a priest of Venus, taking as its theme various aspects of the notion of love. Drawn from history, legend, scripture and classical mythology, the thirty thousand rhymed lines, divided into a prologue and eight books, were composed probably in 1383 and 1384 at the request of Richard II. This manuscript, which extends from line 504 of the Prologue to line 2,791 of Book VIII, is of special interest since it may have been prepared during the poet's lifetime. Written in an English gothic minuscule hand, it contains full page illuminated floral borders and, on folio 2 verso, a miniature of the statue of which King "Nabugodonor" (Nebuchadnezzar) dreamed. Gift of George A. Plimpton

16. Electronic Books From SPSCC # G Gorky, Maksim, 18681936, Mother. Gower, John, 1330-1408, Confessio Amantis, or,Tales Of The Seven Deadly Sins. Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932, Wind in the Willows. http://www.library.spscc.ctc.edu/electronicbooks/lmcelectbksauthorG.htm

South Puget Sound Community College Library-Media Center Electronic Books Authors G Author index A B C D ... Return to Library Home page G Gaboriau, Emile, 1832-1873 File No. 113 Monsieur Lecoq The Widow Lerouge Galsworthy , John, 1867-1933 The Complete Plays The Forsyte Saga, complete Man of Property Galt , John 1779 - 1839 The Annals of the Parish The Ayrshire Legatees Garland , Hamlin, 1860-1940 Main-Travelled Roads Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865 Cranford (1853) Mary Barton North and South Ruth ... Wives and Daughters Gautier, Theophile Captain Fracasse Gay, John, 1685-1732 Beggar's Opera, The Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794 History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume 1 History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume 2 History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume 3 History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume 4 ... History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume 6 Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir, 1836-1911 Bab Ballads, The

17. Norton Topics Online: The Uprising Of 1381 And so biddeth John Trewman and all his fellows. John Gower. John Gower (ca. 13301408),a wealthy landowner, wrote long poems in French, Latin, and English. http://www.wwnorton.com/nael/nto/middle/estates/uprise.htm

The Uprising of 1381 Estates and Orders Texts and Contexts Aelfric, Those Who Pray...and Fight Rule for Anchoresses (Ancrene Riwle) Rule of Saint Benedict Lull, Book of...Chivalry Romance of the Rose (Old Woman) Uprising of 1381 14th-Century Chronicles Knighton's Chronicle Walsingham's Chronicle Gower, Vox Clamantis, Bk. 1 Estates Satire Gower, Mirour de l'Omme Both Chaucer and William Langland show a plowman as an ideal representative of the laboring estate. The Plowman in the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales These portraits starkly contrast with those of peasants drawn in late-fourteenth-century chronicles and in the work of the poet John Gower. The labor shortage after the Black Death, which wiped out over a quarter of the population of Western Europe, had led to inflationary pressure on wages and a decline in revenues. Government attempts to enforce wage controls and to exact arbitrary and unjust poll-taxes (head-taxes paid equally by everyone regardless of income) / Ne made nevere shoutes half so shrille / Whan that they wolden any Fleming kille." Eventually the government regained control, the rebels were dispersed, and their leaders executed.

18. Index M. (18481922) Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Gower, John (1330-1408)Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins http://www.changanyouth.xahu.edu.cn/pages/novel/G/

19. ORB: The Online Reference Book For Medieval Studies John Gower (13301408) was a friend of Chaucer's and a fellow poet.His Confessio Amantis ( The Lover's Confession ) bears some http://orb.rhodes.edu/textbooks/anthology/beidler/clerics.html

Chapter Eight of Backgrounds to Chaucer , Peter G. Beidler, Lehigh University 8. Corrupt Clerics John Gower (1330-1408) was a friend of Chaucer's and a fellow poet. His Confessio Amantis ("The Lover's Confession") bears some resemblance to the Canterbury Tales , for it is a collection of tales in Middle English loosely bound within a fictional narrative framework. Gower also wrote, in French, the Miroir de l'homme ("The Mirror of Man") and, in Latin, the Vox clamantis ("The Voice of One Crying"). In this last work, a poem of well over 10,000 lines, Gower presents a dream-vision of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt and then offers many lines of social and religious criticism. Here is the ideal priest as described by Gower: A priest's honor is great, and his power is even greater, if he remains pious and good, and far removed from vices. With their hands they perform rites of the highest sacrament, through which the flesh is made one with God by a word. And they can take away the sin for which our first parent fell, by the sacred purification of baptism. . . . They are the salt of the earth, by which we on earth are seasoned; without their savor man could scarcely be seasoned. . . . They are Jacob's ladder with its many steps, reaching to the heights of heaven; by them the pathway will lie revealed. But, alas, not all priests are like this ideal one, and instead of helping us to reach heaven, corrupt priests lead us toward hell:

20. Time Traveller's Guide To Medieval Britain The two most fêted poets of the late 14th century are William Langland(c 13321400) and John Gower (c 1330-1408), both preachers. http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide12/part08.html

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