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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Urban, Malte author Filardo Llamas, Laura author Gastle, Brian author Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Marta María author Sáez Hidalgo, Ana author 2012 This essay examines Gower's oft-discussed flexible or situational ethics with a focus on the way in which he positions his poems, especially the Confessio Amantis between several different elements. His multi-linguality has concerned readers for a long time, as have his idea of the "middle weie" and, more recently, the way in which he does not offer an overall fixed moral sense but rather focuses on the contradictions inherent in the human condition. The central thesis of the essay is that Gower uses all of these elements to create a poetic that is placed on the edge rather than in a commonplace centre. It is here that we can see cracks and fissures emerge in Gower's work, and it is here that we can begin to better understand his poetics. ES: Revista de filología inglesa, 2012, N.33, pags.155-170 0210-9689 http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/17239 155 33 170 Filología Inglesa Gower's poetics on the edge: cracks and fissures