The Language of Allegory
Download or Read eBook The Language of Allegory PDF written by Maureen Quilligan and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Maureen Quilligan |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2018-09-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781501724480 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1501724487 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Language of Allegory by : Maureen Quilligan
Book excerpt: This lively and innovative work treats a body of literature not previously regarded as a unified genre. Offering comparative readings of a number of texts that are traditionally called allegories and that cover a wide time span, Maureen Quilligan formulates a vocabulary for talking about the distinctive generic elements they share. The texts she considers range from the twelfth-century De planctu naturae to Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow, and include such works as Le Roman de la Rose, Langland's Piers Plowman, Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter, Melville's Confidence Man, and Spenser's Faerie Queene. Whether or not readers agree with this book, they will enjoy and profit from it.
