Confessio Amantis, Volume 3
Published on 1. April 2005
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978-1-58044-092-9 (ISBN)
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Though never quite matching the popularity and scholarly acclaim of his friend and contemporary Geoffrey Chaucer, the English poet John Gower produced an impressive body of poetry in Anglo-Norman French, Latin, and Middle English and has earned his reputation as one of the great English poets of the fourteenth century. His Confessio Amantis, or "The Lover's Confession," ranks among the Middle English texts most frequently copied before the advent of the printing press. The poem both follows and builds upon the model of fourteenth-century Christian confessions by shaping the lover's account into a frame narrative for a collection of shorter poetic tales, pairing courtly-love reinterpretations of the seven deadly sins with moralizing narratives drawn from biblical, classical, and medieval sources. Volume 3 of this three-volume edition presents Books 5, 6 and 7, including translations of Latin components, alongside a comprehensive bibliography, glosses, and explanatory notes.
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Russell A. Peck is Professor of English at the University of Rochester. He is currently the editor of the Middle English Texts Series. Andrew Galloway is Professor of English at Cornell University. He specializes in medieval English literature and its contexts, as well as medieval Latin literature.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Confessio Amantis
Book 5: Avarice
i. On Avarice
Tale of Midas
Punishment of Tantalus
Avarice: Jealousy of Lovers
Tale of Vulcan, Mars, and Venus
ii. Religions
The Chaldeans
The Egyptians
The Greeks
Idol Worship
The Jews
The Christians
iii. Covetousness
Tale of Virgil's Mirror
Tale of the Two Coffers
Tale of the Beggars and the Two Pastries
Covetousness of Lovers
Tale of the King and His Steward's Wife
iv. Perjury
Tale of Achilles and Deidamia
Tale of Jason and Medea
Tale of Phrixus and Helle
v. Usury
Tale of Echo
vi. Parsimony
Tale of Babio and Croceus
vii. Ingratitude
Tale of Adrian and Bardus
Tale of Theseus and Ariadne
viii. Rapacity
Tale of Tereus, Procne, and Philomena
ix. Robbery
Tale of Neptune and Cornix
Tale of Calistona
x. Virginity
Agamemnon and Criseide
xi. Stealth and Pilfering
Tale of Leucothoe
Tale of Hercules and Faunus
xii. Sacrilege
Sacrilegiousness of Lovers
Tale of Paris and Helen
xiii. Prodigality
Book 6: Gluttony
i. On Drunkenness
Drunkenness of Lovers
Tale of Jupiter and the Two Casks
Prayer of Bacchus in the Desert
Tristram and Isolde
Marriage of Pirithous
Tale of Galba and Vitellius
ii. Delicacy
Delicacy of Lovers
Tale of Dives and Lazarus
Nero's Sensuality
iii. Sorcery and Witchcraft
Tale of Ulysses and Telegonus
Tale of Nectanabus
Zoroaster
Saul and the Witch
Alexander and Aristotle
Book 7: Education of the King
i. On Education: The Three Parts of Philosophy
ii. Theory, the First Part of Philosophy
Theology
Physics
Mathematics
iii. Four-fold Creation
Four Elements
Four Complexions
Four Servants of the Heart
Four Divisions of the World
iv. Astronomy
Seven Planets
Twelve Signs of the Zodiac
Fifteen Stars
Authors of Astronomy
v. Rhetoric, the Second Part of Philosophy
vi. Practice, the Third Part of Philosophy
vii. Truth, the First Part of Policy
Esdras on the King, Wine, Women, and Truth
Tale of Alcestis
viii. Largess, the Second Part of Policy
Tale of Julius and the Poor Knight
Tale of Antigonus and Cinichus
Flattery
Tale of Diogenes and Aristippus
Triumph, Humility, and the Roman Emperors
The Emperor and the Masons
Tale of Ahab and Micaiah
ix. Justice, the Third Part of Policy
Emperor Maximin
Gaius Fabricius
Emperor Conrad
Carmidotirus
Cambyses
Tale of Lycurgus
First Law-Givers
x. Pity, the Fourth Part of Policy
Tale of Codrus
Tale of Pompeius and the King of Armenia
Cruelty of Siculus
Dionysius and his Horse
Lichaon
Nobleness of the Lion
Tale of Spertachus and Thameris
Tale of the Mountain and the Mouse
A Time for War
Gideon
Saul and Agag
David and Joab
Solomon's Wisdom
Courtiers and the Fool
Folly of Rehoboam
Wisdom and the King
xi. Chastity, the Fifth Part of Policy
Sardanapalus
David
Cyrus and the Lydians
Counsel of Balaam
Lecherous Solomon and the Division of the Kingdom
Tale of Tarquin and Aruns
Tale of the Rape of Lucrece
Tale of Virginia
Tale of Tobias and Sara
Explanatory Notes
Textual Notes
Bibliography
Reference Index to Volume 3
Subject Index to Volumes 1-3
Bibliography
Glossary
Introduction
Confessio Amantis
Book 5: Avarice
i. On Avarice
Tale of Midas
Punishment of Tantalus
Avarice: Jealousy of Lovers
Tale of Vulcan, Mars, and Venus
ii. Religions
The Chaldeans
The Egyptians
The Greeks
Idol Worship
The Jews
The Christians
iii. Covetousness
Tale of Virgil's Mirror
Tale of the Two Coffers
Tale of the Beggars and the Two Pastries
Covetousness of Lovers
Tale of the King and His Steward's Wife
iv. Perjury
Tale of Achilles and Deidamia
Tale of Jason and Medea
Tale of Phrixus and Helle
v. Usury
Tale of Echo
vi. Parsimony
Tale of Babio and Croceus
vii. Ingratitude
Tale of Adrian and Bardus
Tale of Theseus and Ariadne
viii. Rapacity
Tale of Tereus, Procne, and Philomena
ix. Robbery
Tale of Neptune and Cornix
Tale of Calistona
x. Virginity
Agamemnon and Criseide
xi. Stealth and Pilfering
Tale of Leucothoe
Tale of Hercules and Faunus
xii. Sacrilege
Sacrilegiousness of Lovers
Tale of Paris and Helen
xiii. Prodigality
Book 6: Gluttony
i. On Drunkenness
Drunkenness of Lovers
Tale of Jupiter and the Two Casks
Prayer of Bacchus in the Desert
Tristram and Isolde
Marriage of Pirithous
Tale of Galba and Vitellius
ii. Delicacy
Delicacy of Lovers
Tale of Dives and Lazarus
Nero's Sensuality
iii. Sorcery and Witchcraft
Tale of Ulysses and Telegonus
Tale of Nectanabus
Zoroaster
Saul and the Witch
Alexander and Aristotle
Book 7: Education of the King
i. On Education: The Three Parts of Philosophy
ii. Theory, the First Part of Philosophy
Theology
Physics
Mathematics
iii. Four-fold Creation
Four Elements
Four Complexions
Four Servants of the Heart
Four Divisions of the World
iv. Astronomy
Seven Planets
Twelve Signs of the Zodiac
Fifteen Stars
Authors of Astronomy
v. Rhetoric, the Second Part of Philosophy
vi. Practice, the Third Part of Philosophy
vii. Truth, the First Part of Policy
Esdras on the King, Wine, Women, and Truth
Tale of Alcestis
viii. Largess, the Second Part of Policy
Tale of Julius and the Poor Knight
Tale of Antigonus and Cinichus
Flattery
Tale of Diogenes and Aristippus
Triumph, Humility, and the Roman Emperors
The Emperor and the Masons
Tale of Ahab and Micaiah
ix. Justice, the Third Part of Policy
Emperor Maximin
Gaius Fabricius
Emperor Conrad
Carmidotirus
Cambyses
Tale of Lycurgus
First Law-Givers
x. Pity, the Fourth Part of Policy
Tale of Codrus
Tale of Pompeius and the King of Armenia
Cruelty of Siculus
Dionysius and his Horse
Lichaon
Nobleness of the Lion
Tale of Spertachus and Thameris
Tale of the Mountain and the Mouse
A Time for War
Gideon
Saul and Agag
David and Joab
Solomon's Wisdom
Courtiers and the Fool
Folly of Rehoboam
Wisdom and the King
xi. Chastity, the Fifth Part of Policy
Sardanapalus
David
Cyrus and the Lydians
Counsel of Balaam
Lecherous Solomon and the Division of the Kingdom
Tale of Tarquin and Aruns
Tale of the Rape of Lucrece
Tale of Virginia
Tale of Tobias and Sara
Explanatory Notes
Textual Notes
Bibliography
Reference Index to Volume 3
Subject Index to Volumes 1-3
Bibliography
Glossary