The first book in over twenty-five years devoted solely to allegory and personification in art history, this anthology complements current literary and cultural

"The first book in over twenty-five years devoted solely to allegory and personification in art history, this anthology complements current literary and cultura

Personification, or prosopopeia, the rhetorical figure by which something not human is given a human identity or ‘face’, is readily discernible in early mod

The early modern period saw the proliferation of religious, public and charitable institutions and the emergence of new educational structures. By bringing toge

Allegory Studies: Contemporary Perspectives collects some of the most compelling current work in allegory studies, by an international team of researchers in a