Allegory in America: From Puritanism to Postmodernism

by Deborah L. Madsen

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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.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0333646185

ISBN13:9780333646182

Release Date:December 1995

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:193 Pages

Weight:2.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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