Metaphor, Allegory, and the Classical Tradition —— Ancient Thought and Modern Revisions

----- 《变形记》:中世纪和现代早期欧洲奥维德的变化面貌

ISBN: 9780199240050 出版年：2007 页码：316 Oxford University Press

How closely do the theoretical notions of 'metaphor' and 'allegory' developed by ancient rhetoricians reflect the practice of classical writers? This question is tackled through eleven new essays by a team of distinguished academics. Ancient theories of metaphor are compared with twentieth century alternatives; theory is tested against practice; and allegory - a distinctive though neglected feature of ancient literature and philosophy - is explored against the background of the rhetoricians' claim that it is one form of metaphor.