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

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

The Fiction of Truth offers a rigorous reexamination of allegory.

The present, rich collection shows how allegory, incorporating the soaring of the spirit, offers highlights for culture, with its fluctuations and transformation.

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).

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

This book was first published in 2000.

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

Drawing extensively upon recent critical and gender theory, Lisa Rosenthal reshapes our view of Rubens' works and of the interpretive practices through which we engage them.