Author : G. R. Boys-Stones
Release : 2003-03-20
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 051/5 ( reviews)
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. This book was released on 2003-03-20. 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.