Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition

Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 9780199240050
ISBN-13 : 0199240051
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Book Synopsis Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition by : G. R. Boys-Stones

Download or read book Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition written by G. R. Boys-Stones and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003-03-20 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the theoretical accounts which survive in the rhetorical handbooks of antiquity, allegory is extended metaphor, or an extended series of metaphors. This volume provides a critical discussion of ancient definitions of allegory and metaphor as merely ornamental 'tropes'. They examine metaphor and allegory from a variety of perspectives and compare theory with ancient literary practice.


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