This book argues that the traditional relationship between the act
of confessing and the act of remembering is manifested through the
widespread juxtaposition of confession and memory in Middle English
literary texts and, furthermore, that this concept permeates other
manifestations of memory as written by authors in a variety of
genres. This study, through the framework of confession, identifies
moments of recollection within the texts of four major Middle
English authors - Langland, Chaucer, Gower, and the Gawain-Poet -
and demonstrates that these authors deliberately employed the
devices of recollection and forgetfulness in order to indicate
changes or the lack thereof, both in conduct and in mindset, in
their narrative subjects. Memory and Confession in Middle English
Literature explores memory's connection to confession along with
the recurring textual awareness of confession's ability to
transform the soul; demonstrating that memory and recollection is
used in medieval literature to emphasize emotional and behavioral
change.
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