Reading the Allegorical Intertext: Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton

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R E A D I N G T H E A L L E G O R I C A L I N T E R T E X T REA DING THE ALL EGOR ICAL INTE RTEX T Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton  Judith H. Anderson Fordham University Press New York 2008 Copyright 䉷 2008 Fordham University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Anderson, Judith H. Reading the allegorical intertext : Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton / Judith H. Anderson. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8232-2847-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. English literature—History and criticism—Theory, etc. 2. Spenser, Edmund, 1552?–1599. Faerie queene. 3. Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. Canterbury tales. 4. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616. King Lear. 5. Milton, John, 1608–1674—Criticism and interpretation. 6. Intertextuality . 7. Symbolism in literature. 8. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) I. Title. PR21.A85 2008 820.9⬘15—dc22 2008003833 Printed in the United States of America First edition For Sarah Massey-Warren, who will read from within the fullness of the intertext ...