Allegory

<p>Indispensable to an understanding of Medieval and Renaissance texts and a topic of controversy for the Romantic poets, allegory remains a site for debate and controversy in the twenty-first-century.</p><p>In this useful guide, Jeremy Tambling:</p><ul> <ul> </ul> <li>presents a concise history of allegory, providing numerous examples from Medieval forms to the present day</li> <li>considers the relationship between allegory and symbolism </li> <li>analyses the use of allegory in modernist debate and deconstruction, looking at critics such as Walter Benjamin and Paul de Man </li> <li>provides a full glossary of technical terms and suggestions for further reading.</li> </ul><p><em>Allegory</em> offers an accessible, clear introduction to the history and use of this complex literary device. It is the ideal tool for all those seeking a greater understanding of texts that make use of allegory and of the significance of allegorical thinking to literature.</p> <p>1. Allegory: An Introduction 2. Classical and Medieval Allegory 3. Medieval and Renaissance Personification 4. From Allegory to Symbolism 5. Allegory in the Age of Realism 6. Walter Benjamin: Allegory versus Symbolism 7. Allegory, Irony, Deconstruction 8. Modern Allegory Glossary of Terms Bibliography</p>