{"product_id":"the-language-of-allegory-maureen-quilligan-9780801480515","title":"The Language of Allegory: Defining the Genre","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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\u003ci\u003e De planctu naturae\u003c\/i\u003e to Pynchon's \u003ci\u003eGravity's Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e, and include such works as\u003ci\u003e Le Roman de la Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, Langland's \u003ci\u003ePiers Plowman\u003c\/i\u003e, Hawthorne's \u003ci\u003eScarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, Melville's \u003ci\u003eConfidence Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and Spenser's \u003ci\u003eFaerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether or not readers agree with this book, they will enjoy and profit from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maureen Quilligan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801480515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801480515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.52w x 0.76d","brand":"Maureen Quilligan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926126788863,"sku":"9780801480515","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fd91a594-687f-4b8a-a5d7-c2c88f731821.jpg?v=1681081353","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-language-of-allegory-maureen-quilligan-9780801480515","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}