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Allegory and enchantment : an early modern poetics /

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Jason Crawford explores the emergence of modernity by investigating the early modern poetics of allegorical narrative. He focuses on four major allegorical narratives produced in the period: William Langland's 'Piers Plowman', John Skelton's 'The Bowge of Courte', Edmun...

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Main Author: Crawford, Jason (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Allegory.
Allégorie.
allegories (literary genre)
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Allegory
English literature > Early modern
1500-1700
Electronic books.
Allegories
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Allegories.
Allégories.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Jason Crawford explores the emergence of modernity by investigating the early modern poetics of allegorical narrative. He focuses on four major allegorical narratives produced in the period: William Langland's 'Piers Plowman', John Skelton's 'The Bowge of Courte', Edmund Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene', and John Bunyan's 'The Pilgrim's Progress'.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0191092118
9780191092114
9780191833489
0191833487