Allegory: The Dynamics of an Ancient and Medieval Technique

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Allegory

The Dynamics of an Ancient and Medieval Technique

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1987

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
ABBREVIATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xii
I. THE ALLEGORICAL PROBLEM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
II. ANCIENT CONFIGURATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	14
III. RITES OF PASSAGE: TRANSITIONS BETWEEN ANTIQUITY AND THE MIDDLE AGES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	58
IV. AGES OF RENEWAL: THE EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	122
V. TWELFTH-CENTURY GENESIS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	161
VI. THE ALLEGORY OF CREATION: THE COSMOGRAPHIA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	218
AFTERWORD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	261
APPENDIX I: On the History of the Term ‘Allegory’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	263
APPENDIX II: On the History of the Term ‘Personification’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	269
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	273

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October 1, 2013

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February 5, 1987

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281

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