Aesopic voices: re-framing truth through concealed ways of presentation in the 20th and 21st centuries
Auteur :
Reifarth, Gert
ISBN :
9781443834438
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2011
Dimensions :
21,2 x 14,8 x 3,6 cm
Poids :
748 g
Format :
With dust jacket
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
What do critical thinkers do when political, social or religious circumstances are hostile to truth and open discussion? One possibility is to seek refuge in the realm of the Aesopic and veil opinions about the ruling authorities in symbolic and coded terms, retreating to fairy tales and fables, and employing myths and elements of folklore.