Reinventing Allegory |
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| Author:
| Kelley, Theresa M. |
| Contribution by:
| Butler, Marilyn
Chandler, James |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Romanticism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-43207-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1997 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $193.95 |
Book Description:
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How and why has allegory survived, despite the influential Romantic critique of it as an outdated and artificial literary mode? In this wide-ranging study of allegory in theory and literary practice from the late Renaissance to the present day, Theresa M. Kelley argues that Romanticism represents the pivotal moment in allegory's survival. Once cut loose from its early theological basis, allegory has proved its strength against dominant modes of realism and empiricism, and is generating...
More DescriptionHow and why has allegory survived, despite the influential Romantic critique of it as an outdated and artificial literary mode? In this wide-ranging study of allegory in theory and literary practice from the late Renaissance to the present day, Theresa M. Kelley argues that Romanticism represents the pivotal moment in allegory's survival. Once cut loose from its early theological basis, allegory has proved its strength against dominant modes of realism and empiricism, and is generating new interest in the context of contemporary literary culture and theory.