Symbolic Stories: Traditional Narratives of the Family Drama in English Literature

by Derek S. Brewer

Book Overview

Many famous stories from the Old Testament, medieval romance and folktale, to Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies and even some great novels present apparent inconsistencies of absurdities when judged as plausible representations of 'reality'. Yet the experience of many generations of readers and listeners is that such stories take a powerful hold on the imagination and memory, and create a strong impression of coherent significance. 'Symbolic Stories'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859910636
• ISBN13: 9780859910637
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"