Allegory in America: From Puritanism to Postmodernism

Allegory in America surveys the history of American allegorical writing from the Puritans through the period of American romanticism to postmodernism. In a series of theoretical chapters the cultural function of allegory is discussed in relation to the mythology of American exceptionalism. Each theoretical chapter is followed by a chapter that analyzes a specific text or group of texts. Allegorical indeterminacy is seen to produce a literary tradition that both represents and subverts the ideals of American orthodoxy.

Author: D. Madsen
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 12/18/1995
Pages: 193
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780333646182

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