Interpretation and Allegory - Antiquity to the Modern Period

This major investigation of the theory and practice of interpretation is unparalleled in design. Concentrating on interpretive allegory, its interdisciplinary approach simultaneously opens and organizes new perspectives on historic developments - from pagan, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic commentaries to postmodern critiques. "Interpretation and Allegory: Antiquity to the Modern Period" is the recipient of The Polonsky Foundation 2001 Award for Contributions to Interdisciplinary Study in the Humanities. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.

About the author

Jon Whitman, B.Phil. (1974), Oxford, Ph.D. (1978), Harvard, is Senior Lecturer, Department of English, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His numerous studies of allegory include Allegory: The Dynamics of an Ancient and Medieval Technique (Oxford UP and Harvard UP, 1987).

Product details

• Assisted by: Jon Whitman (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2000
• EAN: 9789004110397
• ISBN: 978-90-04-11039-7
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 245 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 1084 g
• Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectua
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)