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Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition: Ancient Thought and Modern Revisions
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Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition: Ancient Thought and Modern Revisions
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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 11 new essays in which ancient theories of metaphor are compared with 20th century alternatives.
316 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | March 20, 2003 |
ISBN13 | 9780199240050 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press |
Genre | Chronological Period > Ancient (To 499 A.d.) |
Pages | 316 |
Dimensions | 151 × 225 × 26 mm · 544 g |
Editor | Boys-Stones, G. R. (, Lecturer in Classics at the University of Durham) |