Metaphor and Belief in The Faerie Queene
Author | : Rufus Wood |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 1997-08-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230379817 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230379818 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Download or read book Metaphor and Belief in The Faerie Queene written by Rufus Wood and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-08-29 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rufus Wood contextualizes his study of The Faerie Queene through an initial discussion of attitudes towards metaphor expressed in Elizabethan poetry. He reveals how Elizabethan writers voice a commitment to metaphor as a means of discovering and exploring their world and shows how the concept of a metaphoric principle of structure underlying Elizabethan poetics generates an exciting interpretation of The Faerie Queene. The debate which emerges concerning the use and abuse of metaphor in allegorical poetry provides a valuable contribution to the field of Spenser studies in particular and Renaissance literature in general.