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Cambridge: D S Brewer, 1992. First edition (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 16cm), [viii], 275pp. Original green cloth. This book is in very good condition. Publications of the John Gower Society, volume IV. ISBN 0859913147
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John Gower and the Structures of Conversion: A Reading of the Confessio Amantis (Publications of the John Gower Society) Hardcover - 1992
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- Title John Gower and the Structures of Conversion: A Reading of the Confessio Amantis (Publications of the John Gower Society)
- Author Kurt Olsson
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- Publisher D.S.Brewer, Cambridge
- Date 1992-02
- ISBN 9780859913140
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Woodbridge: D.S.Brewer, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Published. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Type: Book N.B. Previous owners decorative stamp to front paste down. Boards a little marked. No D/J as published.
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D. S. Brewer. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0859913147 . No d/w, outline of sticker on front cover, otherwise Fine. ; This book examines the significance of John Gower's re-creations of the cultural past in the Confessio Amantis through the stories and teachings of the confessor, Genius. Although the poem has many of the attributes of a compilation, Gower reforms material to create a range of `wise' responses to important moral questions, intended to sharpen his readers' judgment and nurture their capacity to deal with the uncertainties of the moral life. Olsson analyses the poet's conversions of old to new as an effort to inspire the moral renewal of the age. He contends that the poet sees the past as the key to the regeneration of the world. In this reading, the past, an ever-new and renewable repository of wisdom, also holds a promise for Amans, who learns that he is an old man unfit to serve in Venus's court. Thus the author…
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