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Author:

Brittan, Simon, 1959-

Title:

Poetry, symbol, and allegory : interpreting metaphorical language from Plato to the present / Simon Brittan.

Publisher:

University of Virginia Press,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

xiii, 226 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Dante Alighieri,--1265-1321--Aesthetics.
English poetry--Theory, etc.--Theory, etc.
Metaphor.
American poetry--20th century--Theory, etc.--Theory, etc.
Meaning (Philosophy) in literature.
Symbolism in literature
Allegory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-221) and index.

Contents:

The western tradition -- Religion, philosophy, and interpretation in the Middle Ages -- Dante Alighieri, hermetism, and Renaissance Italy -- England in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance -- Philosophy and representation in the seventeenth century -- Toward romanticism -- Symbol and allegory.

ISBN:

9780813921570 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0813921570 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780813921563 (cloth : alk. paper)
0813921562 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)51242174

LCCN:

2002155372

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)