Metaphor, allegory, and the classical tradition : ancient thought and modern revisions / edited by G.R. Boys-Stones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boys-Stones, G. R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphor in literature.

Allegory.

Classical literature--History and criticism.

Classical literature.

Physical Description:

viii, 305 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Ancient thought and modern revisions

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

How closely do the theoretical notions of "metaphor" and "allegory" developed by ancient rhetoricians reflect the practice of Classical writers? This question is tackled through eleven new papers by a team of distinguished academics. Ancient theories of metaphor are compared with twentieth-century alternatives; theory is tested against practice; and allegory--a distinctive though neglected feature of ancient literature and philosophy--is explored against the background of the rhetoricians' claim that it is one form of metaphor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-278) and indexes.

ISBN:

0199240051

OCLC:

51528093