Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Exemplum and the Legal Case
- 2 Asking Legal Questions in Gower's Confessio Amantis
- 3 The King in his Empire Reigns Supreme
- 4 Kingship and Law in Gower's Mirror for Princes
- 5 Desiring Closure: Gower and Retributive Justice
- Conclusion: The Trials of Exemplary Legal Fiction
- Bibliography
- Intex
List of abbreviations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Exemplum and the Legal Case
- 2 Asking Legal Questions in Gower's Confessio Amantis
- 3 The King in his Empire Reigns Supreme
- 4 Kingship and Law in Gower's Mirror for Princes
- 5 Desiring Closure: Gower and Retributive Justice
- Conclusion: The Trials of Exemplary Legal Fiction
- Bibliography
- Intex
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- John Gower and the Limits of the Law , pp. viiiPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2013