Walter Benjamin's allegory and the modernity
Committed since Classical Antiquity with the rhetoric and the rules of oratory, the allegory was like a displaced metaphor, striving for clarity of speech. That purpose was transfigured throughout the Middle Ages, when its use was linked to decency and morality, a convention which was changed in Rom...
Main Author: | João Batista Pereira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Portuguese |
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
2013-12-01
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Series: | FronteiraZ |
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Online Access: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/fronteiraz/article/view/16678 |
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