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Allegory In America: From Puritanism To Postmodernism

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.

Language: English

Pages: 193

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Release: February 01, 1996

ISBN: 0312159986

ISBN 13: 9780312159986

Allegory In America: From Puritanism To Postmodernism

Deborah L. Madsen

0/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 193

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Release: February 01, 1996

ISBN: 0312159986

ISBN 13: 9780312159986

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