Confessio Amantis, Volume 3

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.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionConfessio AmantisBook 5: Avaricei. On AvariceTale of MidasPunishment of TantalusAvarice: Jealousy of LoversTale of Vulcan, Mars, and Venusii. ReligionsThe ChaldeansThe EgyptiansThe GreeksIdol WorshipThe JewsThe Christiansiii. CovetousnessTale of Virgil’s MirrorTale of the Two CoffersTale of the Beggars and the Two PastriesCovetousness of LoversTale of the King and His Steward’s Wifeiv. PerjuryTale of Achilles and DeidamiaTale of Jason and MedeaTale of Phrixus and Hellev. UsuryTale of Echovi. ParsimonyTale of Babio and Croceusvii. IngratitudeTale of Adrian and BardusTale of Theseus and Ariadneviii. RapacityTale of Tereus, Procne, and Philomenaix. RobberyTale of Neptune and CornixTale of Calistonax. VirginityAgamemnon and Criseidexi. Stealth and PilferingTale of LeucothoeTale of Hercules and Faunusxii. SacrilegeSacrilegiousness of LoversTale of Paris and Helenxiii. ProdigalityBook 6: Gluttonyi. On DrunkennessDrunkenness of LoversTale of Jupiter and the Two CasksPrayer of Bacchus in the DesertTristram and IsoldeMarriage of PirithousTale of Galba and Vitelliusii. DelicacyDelicacy of LoversTale of Dives and LazarusNero’s Sensualityiii. Sorcery and WitchcraftTale of Ulysses and TelegonusTale of NectanabusZoroasterSaul and the WitchAlexander and AristotleBook 7: Education of the Kingi. On Education: The Three Parts of Philosophyii. Theory, the First Part of PhilosophyTheologyPhysicsMathematicsiii. Four-fold CreationFour ElementsFour ComplexionsFour Servants of the HeartFour Divisions of the Worldiv. AstronomySeven PlanetsTwelve Signs of the ZodiacFifteen StarsAuthors of Astronomyv. Rhetoric, the Second Part of Philosophyvi. Practice, the Third Part of Philosophyvii. Truth, the First Part of PolicyEsdras on the King, Wine, Women, and TruthTale of Alcestisviii. Largess, the Second Part of PolicyTale of Julius and the Poor KnightTale of Antigonus and CinichusFlatteryTale of Diogenes and AristippusTriumph, Humility, and the Roman EmperorsThe Emperor and the MasonsTale of Ahab and Micaiahix. Justice, the Third Part of PolicyEmperor MaximinGaius FabriciusEmperor ConradCarmidotirusCambysesTale of LycurgusFirst Law-Giversx. Pity, the Fourth Part of PolicyTale of CodrusTale of Pompeius and the King of ArmeniaCruelty of SiculusDionysius and his HorseLichaonNobleness of the LionTale of Spertachus and ThamerisTale of the Mountain and the MouseA Time for WarGideonSaul and AgagDavid and JoabSolomon’s WisdomCourtiers and the FoolFolly of RehoboamWisdom and the Kingxi. Chastity, the Fifth Part of PolicySardanapalusDavidCyrus and the LydiansCounsel of BalaamLecherous Solomon and the Division of the KingdomTale of Tarquin and ArunsTale of the Rape of LucreceTale of VirginiaTale of Tobias and SaraExplanatory NotesTextual NotesBibliographyReference Index to Volume 3Subject Index to Volumes 1–3BibliographyGlossary