The Cambridge Companion to Allegory |
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| Editor:
| Copeland, Rita
Struck, Peter T. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Companions to Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-86229-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $101.95 |
Book Description:
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This book traces the development of allegory in the European and American tradition from antiquity to the modern era. The essays explore allegory as a literary practice in poetry and fiction, as a technique of interpreting sacred and philosophical texts, and as an important element of modern literary theory.
This book traces the development of allegory in the European and American tradition from antiquity to the modern era. The essays explore allegory as a literary practice in poetry and fiction, as a technique of interpreting sacred and philosophical texts, and as an important element of modern literary theory.