Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition: Ancient Thought and Modern Revisions

Author(s)
Richard M. McGahey
Jennifer S. Vey

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.

Keywords
Ancient & Classical, General, General, English & College Success -> English -> Literary Criticism, Social Sciences -> History -> Ancient & Classical History, English & College Success -> English -> Linguistics

Book Details

Name in long format:	Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition: Ancient Thought and Modern Revisions
ISBN-10:	0191528862
ISBN-13:	9780191528866
Book pages:	320
Book language:	en
Edition:	1
Binding:	Kindle Edition
Publisher:	Oxford University Press

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