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 $179.95 |
Book Description:
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How and why has allegory survived, despite the Romantic critique of it as an outdated and artificial literary mode? This wide-ranging 1997 study of allegory in theory and literary practice from the late Renaissance to the present day argues that Romanticism represented the pivotal moment in allegory's survival.
How and why has allegory survived, despite the Romantic critique of it as an outdated and artificial literary mode? This wide-ranging 1997 study of allegory in theory and literary practice from the late Renaissance to the present day argues that Romanticism represented the pivotal moment in allegory's survival.