Allegory Contributor(s): Macqueen, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 113828307X ISBN-13: 9781138283077 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - General - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
Series: Critical Idiom Reissued |
Physical Information: 90 pages |
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Publisher Description: First published in 1970, this book examines the use of allegory in religious, philosophical and literary texts. It traces the development of the device over time from the Classical period through to the early modern and modern periods, demonstrating its evolution from the transmission of myths and religious beliefs to a literary device. |