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Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition

G. R. Boys-Stones
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      According to the theoretical accounts which survive in the rhetorical handbooks of antiquity, allegory is extended metaphor, or an extended series of metaphors. This volume provides a critical discussion of ancient definitions of allegory and metaphor as merely ornamental 'tropes'. They examine metaphor and allegory from a variety of perspectives and compare theory with ancient literary practice.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: G. R. Boys-Stones EAN: 9780199240050 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 494 g HEIGHT: 223 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2003-03-20 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Ancient / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical WIDTH: 143 cm SPINE:

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      Latin, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Chinese, Philosophy of language, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Literary theory, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval

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      G. R. Boys-Stones is Lecturer in Classics at the University of Durham
      According to the theoretical accounts which survive in the rhetorical handbooks of antiquity, allegory is extended metaphor, or an extended series of metaphors. This volume provides a critical discussion of ancient definitions of allegory and metaphor as merely ornamental 'tropes'. They examine metaphor and allegory from a variety of perspectives and compare theory with ancient literary practice.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: G. R. Boys-Stones EAN: 9780199240050 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 494 g HEIGHT: 223 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2003-03-20 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Ancient / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical WIDTH: 143 cm SPINE:

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      Latin, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Chinese, Philosophy of language, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Literary theory, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval

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      G. R. Boys-Stones is Lecturer in Classics at the University of Durham

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