Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature
Title | Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature PDF eBook |
Author | David A. Leeming |
Publisher | ABC-CLIO |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 1996-09 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
From Absalom and Achitophel to Zadig, and from Richard Adams to William Butler Yeats, this volume presents more than 400 articles covering all aspects of literary allegory. In addition, it examines the relationship of allegory to film, music, psychoanalysis, and other fields. Includes many illustrations and black-and-white photos, and an extensive index and bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
Title | Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Merriam-Webster, Inc |
Publisher | Merriam-Webster |
Total Pages | 1260 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Literature |
ISBN | 9780877790426 |
Describes authors, works, and literary terms from all eras and all parts of the world.
Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature
Title | Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature PDF eBook |
Author | David A. Leeming |
Publisher | ABC-CLIO |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 1996-09 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
From Absalom and Achitophel to Zadig, and from Richard Adams to William Butler Yeats, this volume presents more than 400 articles covering all aspects of literary allegory. In addition, it examines the relationship of allegory to film, music, psychoanalysis, and other fields. Includes many illustrations and black-and-white photos, and an extensive index and bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Symbols and Allegories in Art
Title | Symbols and Allegories in Art PDF eBook |
Author | Matilde Battistini |
Publisher | Getty Publications |
Total Pages | 384 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Allegories |
ISBN | 9780892368181 |
"The purpose of this volume is to provide today's readers and museum-goers with a tool for orienting themselves in the world of images and learning to read the hidden meanings of certain famous paintings."--Introduction.
Encyclopedia of Themes and Subjects in Painting
Title | Encyclopedia of Themes and Subjects in Painting PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Daniel |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Nearly 400 of the subjects that recur most frequently in Western art - most of them mythological or religious - are arranged alphabetically and are concisely explained. Every subject is illustrated by a major work from a public gallery.
The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain, 4 Volume Set
Title | The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain, 4 Volume Set PDF eBook |
Author | Sian Echard |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | 2102 |
Release | 2017-08-07 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1118396987 |
Bringing together scholarship on multilingual and intercultural medieval Britain like never before, The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain comprises over 600 authoritative entries spanning key figures, contexts and influences in the literatures of Britain from the fifth to the sixteenth centuries. A uniquely multilingual and intercultural approach reflecting the latest scholarship, covering the entire medieval period and the full tapestry of literary languages comprises over 600 authoritative yet accessible entries on key figures, texts, critical debates, methodologies, cultural and isitroical contexts, and related terminology Represents all the literatures of the British Isles including Old and Middle English, Early Scots, Anglo-Norman, the Norse, Latin and French of Britain, and the Celtic Literatures of Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Cornwall Boasts an impressive chronological scope, covering the period from the Saxon invasions to the fifth century to the transition to the Early Modern Period in the sixteenth Covers the material remains of Medieval British literature, including manuscripts and early prints, literary sites and contexts of production, performance and reception as well as highlighting narrative transformations and intertextual links during the period
The Spenser Encyclopedia
Title | The Spenser Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | A.C. Hamilton |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 2495 |
Release | 2020-07-01 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 1134934815 |
'This masterly work ought to be The Elizabethan Encyclopedia, and no less.' - Cahiers Elizabethains Edmund Spenser remains one of Britain's most famous poets. With nearly 700 entries this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive one-stop reference tool for: * appreciating Spenser's poetry in the context of his age and our own * understanding the language, themes and characters of the poems * easy to find entries arranged by subject.