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OverviewThis collection of essays focuses on the ubiquity of the allegorical imagination in pre-modern western culture, and participates in a recent wave of resurgence of interest in the complex practices and ideas usually defined by the word allegory . The contributors study the impact of the allegorical imagination on the production, reception and interpretation of literature, as well as its function as a tool of philosophical and theological enquiry, and its role in shaping the visual arts. Essays focus on subjects as varied as the general theories on allegory, allegory's relation to the human imagination, its usefulness or even inevitability as a human mode of cognition and its potential for the encoding of meanings that may be political, historical, religious and amorous. They discuss canonical figures such as Petrarch, Boccaccio, Boethius, Hans Memling, Pico della Mirandola, King James I and John Donne, but extend to include neglected but equally important figures such as Stephen Hawes or Thomas Usk as well as thematic approaches less concerned with issues of authority and authorship. As such the collection is a testimony to the variety, complexity, and adaptability of allegory at the heart of medieval western civilisation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary Carr , K.P. Clarke , Marco Nievergelt , Eric StanleyPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Imprint: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Edition: Unabridged edition Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 21.20cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9781847184009ISBN 10: 1847184006 Pages: 245 Publication Date: 21 August 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMary Carr is currently completing her doctorate on 'Comune' and 'Commonweal' in Piers Plowman and the Faerie Queene at Balliol College, Oxford.Kenneth P Clarke is currently College Lecturer in Old and Middle English at Brasenose College, Oxford. From October 2008 he will be the Keith Sykes Junior Research Fellow in Italian Studies at Pembroke College, CambridgeMarco Nievergelt teaches medieval literature as Assistant diplome in the English department at the University of Lausanne. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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