Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition Ancient Thought and Modern Revisions 1st Edition – PDF/EPUB Version Downloadable

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.