The Persistence Of Allegory

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 978-0-8122-3966-9 [978-0-8122-3966-9] 2007. (Hardcover) 292pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. There is a previous owner's blind stamp to the front free endpaper. "This book traces a complex history of neoclassicism in which new allegorical forms flourish and older ones are constantly revitalized. Brown… Read more about this item

Hardback. New. Explores the tension in European drama between allegory and neoclassicism from the sixteenth through the nineteenth century. This work reveals the allegorical survivals in the works of major figures such as Shakespeare, Calderon, Racine, Vondel, Metastasio, Goethe, and Wagner and reads tragedy, comedy, masque, opera, and school drama.

University of Pennsylvania Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006-12-26. 1st printing. hardcover. Very GOOD/VERY GOOD. 6x1x9. 279 pages plus Index which are unmarked hardcover in an unclipped jacket.