Originally published in 1979, this highly regarded work by a well-known feminist critic and theorist is now available in paperback." --back book cover.

In this useful guide, Jeremy Tambling: presents a concise history of allegory, providing numerous examples from Medieval forms to the present day considers the relationship between allegory and symbolism analyses the use of allegory in ...

First published in 1970, this book examines the use of allegory in religious, philosophical and literary texts.

Fredric Jameson takes on the allegorical form Works do not have meanings, they soak up meanings: a work is a machine for libidinal investments (including the political kind).

The Fiction of Truth offers a rigorous reexamination of allegory.

Indeed, all language is allegorical. This collection proves the truth of this statement, but more importantly, it shows the consequences of it.

"This is still the best account of allegory we have. It is a remarkable fusion of theoretical speculation and brilliant literary analysis. If I were teaching a course on allegory, this would be the major book I would assign.

This book was first published in 2000.

The Allegory of Love is a landmark study of a powerful and influential medieval conception.