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Cantarow, Ellen – College English, 1972
According to Marxist Theory, allegory existed to reflect and reinforce what were held to be proper relationships between the feudal and renaissance ruling class ideologies. Comment by Nancy Hoffman. (RB)
Descriptors: Allegory, College Instruction, Literary Criticism, Literary History