Allegory

Jeremy Tambling offers students a concise history and critical commentary on 'allegory' from its prominence in Medieval and Renaissance literature through to the Romantic era and up to the present day.

1. Allegory: An Introduction 2. Classical and Medieval Allegory 3. Medieval and Renaissance Personification 4. From Allegory to Symbolism 5. Allegory in the Age of Realism 6. Walter Benjamin: Allegory versus Symbolism 7. Allegory, Irony, Deconstruction 8. Modern Allegory Glossary of Terms Bibliography