Studies in Literature and Religion: From Puritanism to Postmodernism

Madsen, D.

Allegory in America surveys the history of American allegorical writing from the Puritans through the period of American romanticism to postmodernism. In a series of theoretical chapters the cultural function of allegory is discussed in relation to the mythology of American exceptionalism. Each theoretical chapter is followed by a chapter that analyzes a specific text or group of texts. Allegorical indeterminacy is seen to produce a literary tradition that both represents and subverts the ideals of American orthodoxy.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1995-12-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333646182

DOI: 10.1057/9780230379930

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 193