Classical Myths and Legends in the Middle Ages and Renaissance: A Dictionary of Allegorical Meanings

Professor Brumble has set himself a Herculaean task; and like the mythical hero he has completed his 12 (and more) labours with ultimate success. The comparison is particularly apt since the stories of Hercules were widely quoted both in antiquity and during the period covered by this book, so that Hercules has one of the longest entries from Professor Brumble of more than 12 pages. The aim of the book is to take each relevant mythical figure and indicate its allegorical interpretation through the literature of mediaeval and Renaissance times. The difficulty lies in taking accounts which had their own...