Modern English Translation
Confessio Amantis
- Gastle, Brian and Catherine Carter, trans. The Lover’s Confession: A Translation of John Gower’s “Confessio Amantis‘. With Latin Translations by Andrew Galloway. Kalamazoo: Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, 2023.
Original Language Editions
Complete Works
- Macaulay, George C., ed. The Complete Works of Gower. Oxford: Clarendon, 1899-1902. 4 vols.
- HathiTrust maintains a page with links to open access scans of each of the 4 volumes,
- Volume 1: The French Works
- Volume 2: The English works (Confessio Amantis, Prol.-V.1970)
- Volume 3: The English works (Confessio Amantis, V.1971-VIII ; and In Praise of Peace)
- Volume 4: The Latin works
- HathiTrust maintains a page with links to open access scans of each of the 4 volumes,
Confessio Amantis
- Complete Work
Based on Macaulay (Oxford 1901) and provided by the Online Medieval and Classical Library - Complete Work
Ed. Russell A. Peck, Latin translations by Andrew Galloway (2004-2013). Provided by TEAMS Middle English Texts Series - Selections
Provided by Harvard’s Geoffrey Chaucer Website. All texts adapted from Macaulay, EETS e.s. 81-82 (London, 1900-01). Includes:- The Prologue
- Gower in Love (Bk I, 93-202)
- The Tale of Constance (Bk II, 587-612) (cf. Chaucer MLT)
- The Tale of Florent (Bk II, 1407-1882) (cf. Chaucer WBT)
- The Tale of Canace and Machaire (Bk III, 143-359)
- The Tale of Phoebus and the Crow (Bk III, 783-817) (cf. Chaucer MancT)
- John Gower on Alchemy (Bk IV, 451-632)
- The Four Humors (or Complexions) (Bk VII, 380-520)
- Gower’s Discussion of Astronomy (Bk VII, 625-1506)
- The Tale of Virginia (Bk VII, 5131-5306) (cf. Chaucer PhysT)
- Venus’ Farewell and Messsage to Chaucer (Bk VIII, 2814-2970)
Vox Clamantis
- ll.1015-1112 (excerpt)
From Rand Johnson’s Medieval Latin Course – excerpted from Macaulay .
In Praise of Peace
- The Chaucerian Apocrypha. Ed. Kathleen Forni, TEAMS Middle English Texts Series, 2005 (Intro | Text)
- The Minor Latin Works with In Praise of Peace. Ed. Michael Livingston, TEAMS Middle English Texts Series, 2005 (Intro | Text)
Other Latin Works
- The Minor Latin Works with In Praise of Peace. Ed. R. F. Yeager, TEAMS Middle English Texts Series, 2005.
Traitié and the Cinkante Balades
- The French Balades. Ed. and trans. R. F. Yeager, TEAMS Middle English Texts Series, 2011.
- Cinkante Balades. Ed. and trans. Peter Nicholson, 2021.
- Traitié. Ed. and trans. Peter Nicholson, 2022.