Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION: IDEOLOGY AND TROPE IN EPIC ARGUMENT 1
5. PART I. The Ancient Epic
6. Chapter One. THE POLITICS OF THE SIMILE IN THE ILIAD 29
7. Chapter Two. THE AENEID: THE POWER OF THE FIGURE 97
8. Chapter Three. THE FIGURATIVE ECONOMY OF THE AENEID 152
9. PART II. Versions of the Renaissance Epic
10. ON SECOND PARTS 215
11. Chapter Four. THE EPISTEMOLOGIES OF ERRANTRY IN THE FAERIE QUEENE 219
12. Chapter Five. THE POLITICS OF ALLEGORY IN THE FAERIE QUEENE 295
13. Chapter Six. THE COMPULSION OF TROPE: TWO PARADIGMS 372
14. NOTES 415
15. WORKS CITED 487
16. INDEX O F CITATIONS 505
17. GENERAL INDEX 507