Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition: Ancient Thought and Modern Revisions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780199240050)

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.

Author: G. R. Boys-Stones
ISBN-10: 0199240051
ISBN-13: 9780199240050
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 05/29/2003
Pages: 316
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.74h x 5.42w x 0.91d