Allegorical Poetics and the Epic: The Renaissance Tradition to Paradise Lost
(Part of the Studies in the English Renaissance Series)
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Literary allegory has deep roots in early reading and interpretation of Scripture and classical epic and myth. In this substantial study, Mindele Treip presents an overview of the history and theory of allegorical exegesis upon Scripture, poetry, and especially the epic from antiquity to the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, with close focus on the Renaissance and on the triangular literary relationship of Tasso, Spenser, and Milton. Exploring the different ways in which the term alle
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813160340
ISBN13:9780813160344
Release Date:July 2014
Publisher:University Press of Kentucky
Length:392 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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