Audio recordings of selected tales and passages
from John Gower's
Confessio Amantis,
read by the translator, Richard Brodie, for the benefit of the blind, invalids,
or those who would just like to relax and enjoy listening to them.


Location
Topic
SubTopic
Tale
Time
Prologue
The World
Decay
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
13 min. 25 sec.
Book 1 Senses Sight Acteon 2 min. 15 sec.
Book 1
Senses
Sight
Medusa
2 min. 12 sec.
Book 1 Senses Hearing
Aspidis the Serpent
55 sec.
Book 1 Senses Hearing The Sirens
2 min. 23 sec.
Book 1 Pride
Hypocrisy
Mundus and Paulina
14 min. 20 sec.
Book 1 Pride Hypocrisy The Trojan Horse
5 min. 21 sec.
Book 1 Pride Disobedience
Florent
21 min. 44 sec
Book 1 Pride Arrogance
Capaneus
1 min. 29 sec.
Book 8
Love
Rejection
Missive to Venus
5 min. 12 sec.

Note: to appreciate the significance of a tale, be sure to read the preceding
and following confessional dialogue, which is not included in the recordings.