Christian Allegory in Early Hispanic Poetry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813152332)

Distinguishing figural or typological allegory-a method adapted from the Christian exegesis of the Old Testament-from the broader Hellenistic concept of allegory, this book examines its use in representative poems of early Hispanic literature. The author focuses on the thematic and structural employment of this originally nonliterary device and comments on the literary problems it posed and the artistic effects which were achieved by it. The development of this particular allegorical method in m

Author: David William Foster
ISBN-10: 081315233X
ISBN-13: 9780813152332
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 148
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d