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Confessio Amantis; Or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins

by John Gower (1852–1408)

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"Confessio Amantis; Or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins" by John Gower is a 33,000-line Middle English poem composed between 1386 and 1390. An aging lover confesses to Venus's chaplain, creating a framework for dozens of narrative tales. Commissioned by King Richard II, this work stands among the greatest achievements of late 14th-century English literature. Written in plain style with octosyllabic couplets, it was one of the most copied manuscripts before printing, rivaling Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" in popularity and sharing several stories with it.

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  • Courtly love
  • Christian poetry, English (Middle)
  • Love poetry, English (Middle)
  • Christian ethics

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CONFESSIO AMANTIS

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TALES OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

By John Gower

1330–1408 A.D.

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This free edition of Confessio Amantis; Or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by John Gower comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #266, released 2008-07-03. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Poetry, Classics of Literature, British Literature.

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