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This book is a unique collection of essays by allegory specialists and other scholars who engage allegory in exciting new ways. The essays are not limited to an examination of literary texts and works of art, and in fact focus on a wide range of topics that includes architecture, philosophy, theater, science, and law. The book proves the truth of the statement that all language is allegorical, and more importantly it shows its consequences. To “think allegory otherwise” is to think otherwise—to rethink not only the idea of allegory itself, but also the law and its execution, the literality of ... More
Keywords: allegory, literary texts, architecture, philosophy, theater, science, law, language, figurative abstraction
Print publication date: 2009 | Print ISBN-13: 9780804763806 |
Published to Stanford Scholarship Online: June 2013 | DOI:10.11126/stanford/9780804763806.001.0001 |
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