The Cambridge Companion to Allegory

Book Overview

Allegory is a vast subject, and its history can be daunting to students and even advanced scholars venturing outside their own historical specializations. This Companion will present, lucidly, systematically, and expertly, the various threads that comprise the allegorical tradition over its entire chronological range. Beginning with Greek antiquity, the volume shows how the earliest systems of allegory arose in poetry dealing with philosophy, mystery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521680824
• ISBN13: 9780521680820
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"