Confessio Amantis
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Confessio Amantis is a lengthy Middle English poem by John Gower that blends moral instruction with a wide array of narrative tales framed as a lover’s confession.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English poem
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frame tale → narrative poem → |
| alternateName | The Lover’s Confession → |
| author | John Gower → |
| centralTheme |
confession
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ethics of love → love → morality → |
| commissionedBy |
King Richard II of England
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surface form: "Richard II of England"
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| completionDate | c. 1390 → |
| contains |
biblical stories
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exempla drawn from classical sources → medieval legends → |
| countryOfOrigin | England → |
| dateWritten | late 14th century → |
| dedicatedTo |
King Richard II of England
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surface form: "Richard II of England"
|
| featuresCharacter |
Genius
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Venus → |
| genre |
courtly love literature
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didactic literature → moral allegory → |
| hasPart |
Book 1
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Book 2 → Book 3 → Book 4 → Book 5 → Book 6 → Book 7 → Book 8 → Prologue → |
| inception | c. 1386 → |
| influenced | later English moral and narrative poetry → |
| influencedBy |
Bible
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Ovid → courtly love tradition → |
| language | Middle English → |
| laterDedicatedTo |
Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
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surface form: "Henry of Lancaster"
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| length | over 30,000 lines → |
| literaryMovement |
Ricardian poets
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surface form: "Ricardian poetry"
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| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages → |
| mainCharacter | Amans → |
| manuscriptTradition | survives in numerous medieval manuscripts → |
| narrativeFrame | lover’s confession to Genius → |
| notableFor |
blend of moral instruction and narrative tales
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extensive use of exempla → relatively clear Middle English style → |
| setting | allegorical court of Venus → |
| structure | series of tales organized by the Seven Deadly Sins → |
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